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Word: Bassoon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: from French basson, from Italian bassone, from basso ‘low’, from Latin bassus ‘short, low’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bəˈsuːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bass woodwind instrument of the oboe family, with a doubled-back tube over four feet long, played with a double reed
Short Definition:bass woodwind instrument of oboe family
Examples:- the First Orchestral Suite is in reality a triple concerto for two oboes and bassoon
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