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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "bass",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"image": "data/images/mu/music_string_instruments.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the lowest tone or part in music, for instruments or voices",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He always plays his stereo with the bass turned right up."
},
{
"text": "He sings bass."
}
],
"topics": ["Music"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["loud", "pounding", "throbbing"],
"verb + bass": ["turn down", "turn up"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "an electric guitar that plays very low notes",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a bass player"
},
{
"text": "bass and drums"
},
{
"text": "Eilís Phillips on *(= playing)* bass"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a man’s singing voice with a low range; a man with a bass voice",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass."
}
],
"topics": ["Music"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a musical part that is written for a bass voice",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the largest musical instrument in the violin family, which plays very low notes",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/beɪs/",
"audio": "ba/bass/bass__gb_6.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/beɪs/",
"audio": "ba/bass/bass__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: alteration of the adjective base."
}