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basso profundo

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bas⋅so pro⋅fun⋅do

[bas-oh proh-fuhn-doh, -foon-, pruh-, bah-soh]
–noun, plural bas⋅si pro⋅fun⋅di [bas-ee proh-fuhn-dee, bah-see] .
a singer with a bass voice of the lowest range.

Origin:
1855–60; < It basso profondo lit., deep bass. See basso, profound
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bas·so pro·fun·do   (bās'ō prə-fŭn'dō, bä'sō prə-fŏŏn'dō)   
n.   pl. basso pro·fun·dos or bas·si pro·fun·di (bä'sē prə-fŏŏn'dē)
  1. A deep bass singing voice.

  2. A singer who has such a voice.


[Italian : basso, bass + profondo, deep.]
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