Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A constantly repeated bassline or harmonic pattern in a piece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ground, bass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bass, bass part, ostinato
History
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