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bass staff
noun
Definition of bass staff
: a musical staff carrying the bass clef … most of the notes in the instrument's lower range are written in the bass staff. — John Goldsby, The Jazz Bass Book, 2002 — compare treble staff
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First Known Use of bass staff
1770
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