"bassline" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn/ Forms: basslines [plural]
Etymology: From bass + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bass|line}} bass + line Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bassline (countable and uncountable, plural basslines)
  1. (music, countable) The relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-bassline-en-noun-NzIsBKJX Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music, uncountable) A music genre, closely related to UK garage, that originated in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands in the early 2000s, having a four-on-the-floor rhythm and a strong emphasis on bass, with chopped-up vocal samples and a pop music aesthetic. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music, Musical genres Translations (Translations): baslijn [feminine] (Dutch), bassolinja (Finnish), ligne de basse [feminine] (French), Basslinie [feminine] (German), líne an doird [feminine] (Irish), dordlíne [feminine] (Irish), linia basowa [feminine] (Polish), bassline [masculine] (Polish), línea de bajo [feminine] (Spanish), basgång [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bassline-en-noun-wkIEYu~C Disambiguation of Musical genres: 39 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 84 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'Translations': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sub-bassline

Inflected forms

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