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• basso
  basso

  noun

  a person who sings bass; a bass.
• Basso
  Basso

  noun

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

basso

¹ American  

[bas-oh, bah-soh, bahs-saw] / ˈbæs oʊ, ˈbɑ soʊ, ˈbɑs sɔ /

noun

Music.

bassos, plural bassi plural

1. a person who sings bass; a bass.

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Basso ² American  

[bas-oh] / ˈbæs oʊ /

noun

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

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basso British  

/ ˈbæsəʊ /

noun

1. (esp in operatic or solo singing) a singer with a bass voice

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Inflected Forms

noun

• bassos
  plural
• bassi
  plural

Etymology

Origin of basso

1810–20; < Italian < Late Latin bassus. See base ²