bass

  1. Adjective.  Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
  2. Noun.  A low spectrum of sound tones.
  3. Noun.  A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than tenor.
  4. Noun.  A male singer who sings in the bass range.
  5. Noun.  An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.
  6. Noun.  The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.
  7. Noun.  The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.

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