CONTRABASSO

Etymology

Noun

contrabasso (plural contrabassos or contrabassi)

(music) The largest kind of bass viol.

Source: Wiktionary


Con`tra*bas"so, n. Etym: [It. contrabasso.] (Mus.)

Definition: The largest kind of bass viol. See Violone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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