double bass

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈdʌ.bl̩beɪs/

Noun

double bass noun

The largest stringed instrument of the violin family.
The deepest of all male voices.“Voice of a double bass, or simply, a double bass.”

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bass fiddle bass viol bass violin bull fiddle contrabass doghouse bass stand-up bass string bass upright bass contrabass clarinet hyperbass flute bass clarinet bassoon subcontrabass saxophone contrabassoon bass bass horn

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