ground bass

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Definition of ground bass

: a short bass passage continually repeated below constantly changing melody and harmony

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Recent Examples on the Web Something else, far below the hum of daily pique, resounds through this massive book—a ground bass of doom and dejection. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "The Heartsick Hilarity of John Berryman’s Letters," 12 Oct. 2020

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“Ground bass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20bass. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.

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