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THOROUGH BASS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does thorough bass mean?

• THOROUGH BASS (noun)
The noun THOROUGH BASS has 1 sense:

1. a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played

Familiarity information: THOROUGH BASS used as a noun is very rare.

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• THOROUGH BASS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

basso continuo; continuo; figured bass; thorough bass

Hypernyms ("thorough bass" is a kind of...):

bass; bass part (the lowest part in polyphonic music)

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