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Contrapasso vs Contrabasso - What's the difference?

contrapasso | contrabasso |

As nouns the difference between contrapasso and contrabasso

is that contrapasso is the concept that the punishment of an individual's soul in hell corresponds to the sin that person committed on earth while contrabasso is (music) the largest kind of bass viol.

contrapasso

English

(wikipedia contrapasso)

Noun

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  • The concept that the punishment of an individual's soul in Hell corresponds to the sin that person committed on earth.

    • contrabasso

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (music) The largest kind of bass viol.