basswork

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noun

The playing of the bass

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Meanings

nounbasswork (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentThe playing of the bass

    His basswork is both sure-fingered and mercifully sparse[…].

    1994 April 22, David Whiteis, “Ernie Williams”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

From bass + work.

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APA

basswork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basswork

MLA

“basswork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basswork. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basswork,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basswork.

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