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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A deep bass singing voice.
  2. n. A singer who has such a voice.

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  1. n. alternative spelling of basso profondo.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a very deep bass voice

Etymologies

  1. Italian : basso, bass + profondo, deep. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  1. bass voice
  1. bass
  1. basso

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  1. bassi profundi

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  • Prolagus In modern Italian, it would be basso profondo. Mar 30, 2009

  • chained_bear "Then came some familiar hymns... and a psalm, which Awkward Davies sang in a strikingly true basso profundo."
    --Patrick O'Brian, Blue at the Mizzen, 235 Mar 28, 2008

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