double bass in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "double bass",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "double basses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "double basses"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "irrnoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Musical instruments",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The orchestra has five double basses."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A double bass is a big stringed instrument that is bigger than the cello."
      ],
      "id": "simple-double_bass-en-noun-2RkR8fHZ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable",
        "music"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "contrabass"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʌ.bl̩beɪs/"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "irregular"
  ],
  "word": "double bass"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "double bass",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "double basses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "double basses"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "irrnoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns",
        "Musical instruments"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The orchestra has five double basses."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A double bass is a big stringed instrument that is bigger than the cello."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable",
        "music"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "contrabass"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʌ.bl̩beɪs/"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "irregular"
  ],
  "word": "double bass"
}

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"double bass" meaning in English

Noun