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bassoon

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
bas·soon 
          Listen to the pronunciation of bassoon
Pronunciation:
\bə-ˈsün, ba-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French basson, from Italian bassone, from basso
Date:
1724
: a double-reed woodwind instrument having a long U-shaped conical tube connected to the mouthpiece by a thin metal tube and a usual range two octaves lower than that of the oboe
bas·soon·ist 
          Listen to the pronunciation of bassoonist \-ˈsü-nist\ noun


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