HyperDic: thorough_bass

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

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