BASSO

bass, bass voice, basso

(noun) the lowest adult male singing voice

bass, basso

(noun) an adult male singer with the lowest voice

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

basso (plural bassos or bassi)

(music) A bass singer, especially in opera.

(music) An instrumental part written for a bass instrument.

(music) The double bass, or contrabasso.

Anagrams

• ASBOs, Asbos, asbos, bosas, sabos

Source: Wiktionary


Bas"so, n. Etym: [It., fr. LL. bassus. See Base, a.] (Mus.) (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso. (b) One who sings the lowest part. (c) The double bass, or contrabasso. Basso continuo (. Etym: [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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