"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 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'Translations': 22 78

Inflected forms

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