ground bass

English

Alternative forms
  • groundbass

Noun

ground bass (countable and uncountable, plural ground basses)

  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see ground,‎ bass.
  2. (music) A constantly repeated bassline or harmonic pattern in a piece.

Synonyms
  • basso ostinato

See also
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