octocontrabass

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noun

An instrument that is pitched one octave below the contrabass.

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Meanings

nounoctocontrabass (plural octocontrabasses)

plural octocontrabasses

  1. entertainmentAn instrument that is pitched one octave below the contrabass.

    Among the many benchmarks of his career, he developed the first complete choir of in-tune clarinets, ranging from sopranino to octocontrabass.

    1999, The Clarinet, volume 27, page 13

Origin

From octo- + contrabass.

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APA

octocontrabass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octocontrabass

MLA

“octocontrabass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octocontrabass. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octocontrabass,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octocontrabass.

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