"contrabass" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbeɪs/ Audio: En-us-contrabass.oga Forms: contrabasses [plural]
Etymology: From Italian contrabbasso, from contra (“against”) + basso (“low”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|contrabbasso}} Italian contrabbasso Head templates: {{en-noun}} contrabass (plural contrabasses)
  1. The part or section one octave lower than bass. Translations (part or section one octave lower than bass): kontrabas (Danish), contrabas (Dutch), kontrabasso (Finnish), contrebasse (French), cuintribàs [masculine] (Friulian), Kontrabass (German), contrabbasso (Italian), コントラバス (kontorabasu) (Japanese), contrabaixo (Portuguese), контраба́с (kontrabás) (Russian), contrabajo (Spanish), kontrabas (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-contrabass-en-noun-rq60juPc Disambiguation of 'part or section one octave lower than bass': 93 5 0 2
  2. Double bass; string bass. Categories (topical): String instruments
    Sense id: en-contrabass-en-noun-M97lZyCm Disambiguation of String instruments: 1 78 8 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Friulian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 67 14 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 77 10 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 64 17 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 79 9 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 76 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 59 20 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 61 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 60 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Friulian translations: 3 62 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 61 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 63 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 3 63 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 2 45 13 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 2 47 13 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 63 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 74 13 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 3 63 18 16
  3. Any of the several contrabass instruments.
    Sense id: en-contrabass-en-noun-2arIarKB Categories (other): Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 2 45 13 40
  4. The person or instrument performing the contrabass part. Translations (person or instrument performing the contrabass part): kontrabasso (Finnish), ко́нтрабас (kóntrabas) [masculine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-contrabass-en-noun-jAx0MOs0 Categories (other): Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 2 45 13 40 Disambiguation of 'person or instrument performing the contrabass part': 2 5 3 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contrabass bugle, contrabass clarinet, contrabassist, contrabass recorder, contrabass sax, contrabass saxophone, contrabass saxophonist, octocontrabass, subcontrabass, triple contrabass viol Related terms: bass, contra

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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