octobass
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From octo- + bass. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why octo-? What are there eight of?”)
Noun
[edit]octobass (plural octobasses)
- (music) A very large double bass requiring two musicians, one to finger and one to bow.