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thorough bass

[beys] ,
–noun Music.
1. figured bass.
2. continuo.

Origin:
1655–65
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thor·ough·bass or thor·ough bass   (thûr'ō-bās', thûr'ə-, thŭr'-)   
n.  See continuo.

[thorough, through and through + bass2.]
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