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BASSO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: bassi   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The lowest adult male singing voice

Synonyms:

bass; bass voice; basso

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("basso" is a kind of...):

singing voice (the musical quality of the voice while singing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "basso"):

basso profundo (a very deep bass voice)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An adult male singer with the lowest voice

Synonyms:

bass; basso

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("basso" is a kind of...):

singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)

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