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Definition of bass 2 noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bass2

noun
 
/bæs/
 
/bæs/
[countable, uncountable]
(plural bass)
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  1. a sea or freshwater fish that is used for food
    • Fresh sea bass is a great delicacy.
    see also sea bassTopics Fish and shellfishc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • loud
    • pounding
    • throbbing
    verb + bass
    • turn down
    • turn up
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    Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of dialect barse, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch baars and German Barsch.
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