HyperDic: figured_bass

English > 1 sense of the expression figured bass:
NOUNcommunicationfigured bass, basso continuo, continuo, thorough bassa bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
English > figured bass: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played.
Synonymsbasso continuo, continuo, thorough bass
Broaderbass, bass partThe lowest part in polyphonic music
Spanishcontinuo

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