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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Figured \Fig"ured\, a.
     1. Adorned with figures; marked with figures; as, figured
        muslin.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Not literal; figurative. [Obs.] --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Mus.)
        (a) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See
            Figurate, 3.
        (b) Indicated or noted by figures.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Figured bass. See Continued bass, under Continued.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Figured \Fig"ured\, a.
     1. Adorned with figures; marked with figures; as, figured
        muslin.
  
     2. Not literal; figurative. [Obs.] --Locke.
  
     3. (Mus.)
        (a) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See
            Figurate, 3.
        (b) Indicated or noted by figures.
  
     Figured bass. See Continued bass, under Continued.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  figured bass
       n : a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers
           to indicate the chords to be played [syn: basso continuo,
            continuo, thorough bass]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  figured bass
     n.
     (lb en music) A musical notation in which intervals, chords and
  harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass
  note.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  figured bass
     n.
     (lb en music) A musical notation in which intervals, chords and
  harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass
  note.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  figured bass
     n.
     (lb en music) A musical notation in which intervals, chords and
  harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass
  note.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  figured bass
     n.
     (lb en music) A musical notation in which intervals, chords and
  harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass
  note.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  figured bass /fˈɪɡəd bˈeɪs/
  Generalbassstimme , Generalbass , bezifferter Bass, Basso continuo
     Synonyms: continuo part, continuo
  
   see: part, parts, bass part, bass line, bassline, vocal part, voice part, instrumental part, piano part
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  figured bass //ˈfɪɡjɚdbeɪs// 
  kenraalibasso
  musical notation

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  figured bass /fˈɪɡəd bˈeɪs/
  1. számozott basszus
  2. generálbasszus

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