GROUND BASS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

bass; bass part (the lowest part in polyphonic music)

ostinato (a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition)

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