BASSUS

Meaning of BASSUS in English

ˈbasəs noun

( plural bassi )

Etymology: Medieval Latin — more at basso

: the bass part in early polyphonic music

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BASSO — noun (plural ~s or bassi) Etymology: Italian, from Medieval Latin bassus, from bassus short, low Date: circa 1724 a bass …
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BASE — I. noun (plural ~s) see: come Date: 13th century 1. a. the lower part of a wall, pier, or column …
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BASSO — ˈba(ˌ)sō, ˈbaa-, ˈbai-, ˈbä-, ˈbȧ- noun ( plural bassos -ōz ; or bas·si -ä(ˌ)sē, -ȧ-) Etymology: Italian, from Medieval Latin …
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BASSALIA — bəˈsālēə noun Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin bassus thick, short, low + New Latin -alia — …
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BAJADA — noun also ba·ha·da bəˈhädə ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish bajada slope, descent, from feminine of bajado, past participle of bajar …
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ABASE — əˈbās transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English abessen, abassen, from Middle French abaisser, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin abbassiare, …
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BASSO — /bas"oh, bah"soh/ ; It. /bahs"saw/ , n. , pl. bassos, bassi /-see/ . Music. a person who sings bass; a …
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BASE — base 1 /bays/ , n., adj., v., based, basing . n. 1. the bottom support of anything; that on which …
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BAJADA — /beuh hah"deuh/ , n. an alluvial plain formed at the base of a mountain by the coalescing of several alluvial …
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ABASE — — abasement , n. — abaser , n. /euh bays"/ , v.t., abased, abasing . 1. to reduce or lower, …
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BASE — I. ˈbās noun ( plural bas·es ˈbā-səz) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin basis, from Greek, step, base, from …
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BASSO — noun ( plural bassos or bas·si ˈbä-ˌsē) Etymology: Italian, from Medieval Latin bassus, from bassus short, low Date: circa 1724 …
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BASSO — [ 'basəʊ ] ■ noun ( plural ~s or bassi -si ) a bass voice or vocal participle Origin C18: …
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BASE — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 the lowest part of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported. …
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BASSO — [bas.so] n, pl bassos or bas.si [It, fr. ML bassus, fr. bassus short, low] (ca. 1724) 1: a bass singer; …
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BASE — [base] n, pl bas.es [ME, fr. MF, fr. L basis, fr. Gk, step, base, fr. bainein to go--more at come] …
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PERSIUS — born AD 34, , Volaterrae [now Volterra, Italy] died 62, Campania in full Aulus Persius Flaccus Stoic poet whose Latin …
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BASSOON — / bəˈsuːn; NAmE / noun a musical instrument of the woodwind group. It is shaped like a large wooden tube …
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BASE — / beɪs; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun LOWEST PART 1. [ C , usually sing. ] …
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ABASE — / əˈbeɪs; NAmE / verb [ vn ] abase yourself ( formal ) to act in a way that shows …
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BASSOON — bas ‧ soon /bəˈsuːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: basson , from Italian …
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BASE — I. base 1 S1 W1 /beɪs/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ base , the basics, ↑ …
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