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Bass Definition

–adjective
1. low in pitch; of the lowest pitch or range: a bass voice; a bass instrument.
2. of or pertaining to the lowest part in harmonic music.
–noun
3. the bass part.
4. a bass voice, singer, or instrument.
5. double bass.

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Guitar Definition

–noun
a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.

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