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contrabass

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con·tra·bass  (kntr-bs)
n.
See double bass.
adj.
Pitched an octave below the normal bass range.
[Obsolete Italian contrabasso : Italian contra-, against (from Latin contr-; see contra-) + Italian basso, bass (from Medieval Latin bassus, low).]
contra·bassist n.
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Noun1.contrabasscontrabass - largest and lowest member of the violin family
bass fiddle, bull fiddle, double bass, string bass, bass viol
bass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
bowed stringed instrument, string - stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"
Adj.1.contrabass - pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet"
double-bass
low-pitched, low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
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In the second act there was scenery representing tombstones, there was a round hole in the canvas to represent the moon, shades were raised over the footlights, and from horns and contrabass came deep notes while many people appeared from right and left wearing black cloaks and holding things like daggers in their hands.
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