contrebasse

noun

con·​trebasse

kōⁿ‧trəbääs,

ˈkän‧trəˌbās

1

: double bass

2

Contrebasse, plural Contrebasses : an organ pedal stop of 16′ pitch resembling the double bass

called also Violone

Word History

Etymology

French contrebasse, literally, contrabass, from Middle French, from Old Italian contrabasso

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