basso

¹ American  

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

noun

Music.

plural

bassos,

plural

bassi

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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Etymology

Origin of basso

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

Example Sentences

He also wrote a poem about bells, bells, and more bells, ringing and clanging and jangling away, from tinkling sleigh bells like those of a troika, to the deep, basso tolling of funeral bells.

From Literature

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From New York Times

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.

From Washington Post

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

From New York Times