DOUBLE BASS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Largest and lowest member of the violin family

Synonyms:

bass fiddle; bass viol; bull fiddle; contrabass; double bass; string bass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("double bass" is a kind of...):

bass (the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments)

bowed stringed instrument; string (stringed instruments that are played with a bow)

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