basso

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Italian basso, from Latin bassus (“short, low”). Doublet of base and bass.

—And how is that basso profondo, Benjamin? — Ulysses, James Joyce
And you, sweet singers of old lands, soprani, tenori, bassi! — Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman
I know all about it.” “I have to go.” “Another night,” said Bassi. — A farewell to arms, Ernest Hemingway

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