[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

contrabasso \con`trabas"so\, n. it. contrabasso. mus.
   the largest kind of bass viol. see violone.
   1913 webster
see also:
violone 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

basso \bas"so\, n. it., fr. ll. bassus. see base, a. mus.
      a the bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso.
      b one who sings the lowest part.
      c the double bass, or contrabasso.
          1913 webster

   basso continuo. it., bass continued. mus. a bass part
      written out continuously, while the other parts of the
      harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass;
      continued bass.
      1913 webster
see also:
base contrabasso basso continuo 

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