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fluteMain Entry: 1flute Pronunciation: \ˈflüt\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English floute, from Anglo-French floute, fleute, from Old French flaüte, probably of imitative origin Date: 14th century 1 a : recorder 3 b : a keyed woodwind instrument consisting of a cylindrical tube which is stopped at one end and which has a side hole over which air is blown to produce the tone and having a range from middle C upward for three octaves — flute·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective — fluty or flut·ey \ˈflü-tē\ adjective
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