SINCE 1828
aerophone
noun
aero·phone
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ˈer-ō-ˌfōn \
plural aerophones
Definition of aerophone
: any of a class of musical instruments (such as a trumpet or flute) in which sound is generated by air as the primary vibrating medium : wind instrument — compare chordophone, electrophone, idiophone, lamellophone, membranophone
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