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Word: Shawm
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French chalemel, via Latin from Greek kalamos ‘reed’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃɔːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a medieval and Renaissance wind instrument, forerunner of the oboe, with a double reed enclosed in a wooden mouthpiece, and having a penetrating tone.
Short Definition:medieval and Renaissance wind instrument, forerunner of oboe
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