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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

thorough bass
    n 1: a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers
         to indicate the chords to be played [syn: figured bass,
         basso continuo, continuo, thorough bass]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Thorough bass \Thor"ough bass`\ (Mus.)
   The representation of chords by figures placed under the
   base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as
   synonymous with harmony.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bass \Bass\ (b[=a]s), n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a.]
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   1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
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   2. (Mus.)
      (a) The lowest part in a musical composition.
      (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
          [Written also base.]
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   Thorough bass. See Thorough bass.
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