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basso

1

[ bas-oh, bah-soh; Italian bahs-saw ]

noun

Music.
plural bassos, Italian bassi
  1. a person who sings bass; a bass.


Basso

2

[ bas-oh ]

noun

  1. Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.

basso

/ ˈæəʊ /

noun

  1. (esp in operatic or solo singing) a singer with a bass voice
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of basso1

1810–20; < Italian < Late Latin bassus. See base 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of basso1

C19: from Italian, from Late Latin bassus low; see base ²
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Example Sentences

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But the payoff for me came when he demonstrated the station’s rare 1934 diaphone fog signal, which sounds off with two descending blasts, basso profundo.

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Artificial intelligence can paint meddlesome monkeys, speak in the basso profundo of James Earl Jones and play a tune to suit a hall of mirrors.

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There’s a flicker of ironic recognition in the old man yet, for Shakespeare’s verse still flows elegantly out of Page’s basso instrument.

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As the God of Love, Phillip Bullock travels from airy falsetto to basso profundo depths.

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Exaggerating some of the singer’s vocal qualities — the basso burr and steel-wool growls — he instead adds value while suggesting character.

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