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double bass

Noun

∙ The largest stringed instrument of the violin family. music
∙ The deepest of all male voices.

BABYLON ENGLISH
double bass
double-bass violin, contrabass (largest instrument in the violin family)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
double bass
double bass
n : largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: bass fiddle , bass viol, bull fiddle, contrabass, string bass ]

WORDNET 2.0
double bass
Noun
1. largest and lowest member of the violin family
(synonym) bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, contrabass, string bass
(hypernym) bowed stringed instrument, string
double-bass
Adjective
1. pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet"
(synonym) contrabass
(similar) low, low-pitched

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Double bass
The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is a transposing instrument and is typically notated one octave higher than sounding to avoid excessive ledger lines. The double bass is the only modern bowed string instrument that is tuned in fourths (like a viol), rather than fifths, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2. The instrument's exact lineage is still a matter of some debate, with scholars divided on whether the bass is derived from the viol or the violin family.
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