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tuba

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tuba (noun)
  2. tuba clarion (noun)
  3. tuba major (noun)
  4. tuba mirabilis (noun)
  5. hydra-tuba (noun)
  6. Wagner tuba (noun)

tu·ba

noun \ˈtü-bə, ˈtyü-\

Definition of TUBA

: a large low-pitched brass instrument usually oval in shape and having a conical tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a usual range an octave lower than that of the euphonium
— tu·ba·ist \-bə(-i)st\ or tub·ist \-bist\ noun
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Origin of TUBA

Italian, from Latin, trumpet
First Known Use: 1852

Rhymes with TUBA

Cuba, juba, scuba

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