drum and bass

noun

A style of electronic dance music focusing heavily on loud bass and fast-tempo drumbeats.

Meanings

noundrum and bass (uncountable)

alternative drum 'n' bass · alternative drum'n'bass

  1. uncountableentertainmentA style of electronic dance music focusing heavily on loud bass and fast-tempo drumbeats.

    Synonyms: D&B, D+B, DnB, DNB, D'n'B

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA style of electronic dance music focusing heavily on loud bass and fast-tempo drumbeats.

Translations

Arabic درم آند بيس, طَبْل وَبَاس
  • درم آند بيسgenre of electronic music
  • طَبْل وَبَاس (ṭabl wa-bās)genre of electronic music
Catalan drum and bass
  • drum and bassgenre of electronic music
Chinese Mandarin 鼓打貝斯 /鼓打贝斯
  • 鼓打貝斯 /鼓打贝斯 (gǔdǎ bèisī)genre of electronic music
Dutch drum and bass
  • drum and bassgenre of electronic music
Esperanto drumenbaso
  • drumenbasogenre of electronic music
Finnish drum’n’bass, dnb
  • drum’n’bassgenre of electronic music
  • dnbgenre of electronic music
French drum and bass, drum'n'bass
  • drum and bassgenre of electronic music
  • drum'n'bassgenre of electronic music
German Drum and Bass
  • Drum and Bassgenre of electronic music
Greek drum and bass, ντραμ εντ μπέις
  • drum and bassgenre of electronic music
  • ντραμ εντ μπέις (ntram ent béis)genre of electronic music
Hungarian drum and bass
  • drum and bassgenre of electronic music
Polish drum and bass
  • drum and bassgenre of electronic music
Russian драм-энд-бейс, драм-н-бейс
  • драм-энд-бейс (dram-end-bejs)genre of electronic music
  • драм-н-бейс (dram-n-bejs)genre of electronic music
Spanish drum and bass
  • drum and bassgenre of electronic music
Cite this entry
APA

drum and bass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drum%20and%20bass

MLA

“drum and bass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drum%20and%20bass. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drum and bass,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drum%20and%20bass.

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