Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BASS
BASS, n.3
In music, the base; the deepest or gravest part of a tune. This word is thus written in imitation of the Italian basso, which is the Eng. base, low; yet with the pronunciation of base and plural bases; a gross error that ought to be corrected; as the word used in pronunciation is the English word base.
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