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Word: Oboe
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: from Italian, or from French hautbois, from haut ‘high’ + bois ‘wood’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈəʊbəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a woodwind instrument with a double-reed mouthpiece, a slender tubular body, and holes stopped by keys.
Short Definition:woodwind instrument with double-reed mouthpiece, slender tubular body
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