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Etymology
From contra- + baix.
Pronunciation
Noun
contrabaix m (plural contrabaixos)
- double bass
1906, Josep Morató i Grau, Els habitants de la lluna, Ilustració Catalana, page 47:Ab tot, els més importants eran el contrabaix y l'armonium.- In all, the most important ones were the double bass and the harmonium.
Noun
contrabaix m or f by sense (plural contrabaixos)
- (metonymically) double bassist
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