sub-bassline

noun

The lowest-pitched, instrumental part of a piece of popular music.

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Meanings

nounsub-bassline (plural sub-basslines)

plural sub-basslines · alternative subbassline

  1. entertainmentThe lowest-pitched, instrumental part of a piece of popular music.

    Synonyms: 808

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe lowest-pitched, instrumental part of a piece of popular music.

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808

Origin

Blend of sub-bass + bassline. By surface analysis, sub- + bassline, or sub-bass + line.

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APA

sub-bassline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-bassline

MLA

“sub-bassline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-bassline. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sub-bassline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-bassline.

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