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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music. countable
2. 2
   A music genre, closely related to UK garage, that originated in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands in the early 2000s, having a four-on-the-floor rhythm and a strong emphasis on bass, with chopped-up vocal samples and a pop music aesthetic. uncountable

Etymology

From bass + line.

Related phrases

sub-basslinepopular music

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