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Definition of contrabass adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

contrabass

adjective
 
/ˈkɒntrəbeɪs/
 
/ˈkɑːntrəbeɪs/
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  1. (of a musical instrument) with a range of notes one octave below that of a bass instrument
    • a contrabass clarinet
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Italian contrabasso, from contra- ‘pitched an octave below’ + basso, from Latin basis ‘base, pedestal’, from Greek.
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