ground bass

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/beɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bās)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ground′ bass′  (bās),USA pronunciation [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancea short fundamental bass part continually repeated throughout a movement.
  • 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ground bass, ground / beɪs/
  1. a short melodic bass line that is repeated over and over again
'ground bass' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chaconne - ground - passacaglia

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