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basso

1

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

noun

, Music.
, plural bas·sos, Italian bas·si [bahs, -see].
  1. a person who sings bass; a bass.


Basso

2

[ bas-oh ]

noun

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

basso

/ ˈbæsəʊ /

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of basso1

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

Origin of basso1

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

Blessed with a preternaturally resonant basso — someone should record this actor for use, like the sound of ocean waves, by troubled sleepers — Page seems to have been custom-designed himself for the passages he pulls out of the texts.

But for Basso (Super 8), keeping a straight face during these scenes was easier said then done.

Basso said Alleman had a genetic predisposition for cardiac problems, as both of his parents died of heart attacks in their 50s.

"He lived a very full life," said Basso, who seemed shaken when reached by phone Monday evening.

Basso recalled Alleman as a fun-loving man who loved the Heart Attack Grill.

Dmitri had been a basso profundo singer, and to this day retains a commanding voice as well as a keen ear.

He passed them by, and haughty tenor and swaggering basso again took heart of grace.

She stood by the gate and pumped up basso-profundo bawls from her second or lower stomach.

For him Gibson executed a basso rilievo in terra-cotta, now in the Liverpool museum.

The inner apartments are much the same as the portico, all covered with figures in basso relievo.

Not far from it, on the side of a large well, was fixed a stone with three figures carved on it, in basso relievo.

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