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bass , in musical harmony, the part of lowest pitch. The term is used for the lowest-pitched male voice and for instruments of low pitch, such as bass clarinet, bass drum, bassoon (bass oboe), and bass trombone.

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bass¹ / bās/ • n. a voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range, in particular: ∎ the lowest adult male singing voice. ∎ [as adj.] denoting the member of a family of instruments that is the lowest in pitch: a bass clarinet a bass drum. ∎ inf. a bass guitar or double bass. ∎ the low-frequency output of a radio or audio system, corresponding to the bass in music. bass² / bas/ • n. (pl. same or basses ) 1. the common European freshwater perch. 2. any of a number of fish similar to or related to this, in particular: ∎ a mainly marine fish found in temperate waters (family Percichthyidae or Moronidae). ∎ an American fish (genera Ambloplites and Micropterus) of the freshwater sunfish family. ∎ a sea bass. bass³ / bas/ • n. another term for bast.

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