double base

A form of double bass — A bowed string instrument that sounds an octave below the cello, used in classical, jazz, and folk music.

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Meanings

noundouble base (plural double bases)

plural double bases

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of double bass.
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APA

double base. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20base

MLA

“double base.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20base. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double base,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20base.

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