bassline
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Basslinie
The relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular musicThe relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music.
/ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn/
Meaning
2 senses(countable)The relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music.
(uncountable)A music genre, closely related to UK garage, that originated in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands in the early 2000s, having a four-on-the-floor rhythm and a strong emphasis on bass, with chopped-up vocal samples and a pop music aesthetic.
Basslinie
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Origin
From bass + line.From bass + line.
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Forms
plural: basslinesWord family
1 related wordsDerivedsub-bassline
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable