English Explanatory Dictionary

basse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Archaic form of bass (“perch”).
  2. The bass voice or part within French music
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

basse Basses

Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from German Basse, a habitational surname. * Borrowed from Danish Basse, a nickname meaning "wild boar". * Borrowed from French Basse, from basse (“low; short”).

Related words

basse court basse-taille
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