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bass

Dictionary definition · bass

noun

  1. the lowest part of the musical range
  2. the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
  3. the lowest part in polyphonic music
  4. any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
  5. an adult male singer with the lowest voice
  6. nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
  7. the lowest adult male singing voice
  8. the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments

adjective

  1. having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range"a deep voice"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).