Etymology

contrabass

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Today it means: The part or section one octave lower than bass. Full definition →

Italian contrabbasso
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromcontrabbasso
  2. English todaycontrabass

From Italian contrabbasso, from contra (“against”) + basso (“low”).

Words from the same roots

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