Figured Bass
nounid
58402·updated May 18, 2026verified
a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- basso continuocontinuothorough bass
- plural
- Figured Basses
- possessive
- Figured Bass's
- pluralpossessive
- Figured Basses'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
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