"octobass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: octobasses [plural]
Etymology: octo- + bass Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|octo|bass}} octo- + bass Head templates: {{en-noun}} octobass (plural octobasses)
  1. (music) A very large double bass requiring two musicians, one to finger and one to bow. Wikipedia link: octobass Categories (topical): Musical instruments, String instruments Derived forms: octobassist Translations (large double bass): oktobas (Afrikaans), ottobasso [masculine] (Italian), oktobas [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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