BASS PART

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bass part mean? 

• BASS PART (noun)
  The noun BASS PART has 1 sense:

1. the lowest part in polyphonic music

  Familiarity information: BASS PART used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BASS PART (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The lowest part in polyphonic music

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bass; bass part

Hypernyms ("bass part" is a kind of...):

part; voice (the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bass part"):

ground bass (a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated)

basso continuo; continuo; figured bass; thorough bass (a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played)