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bassoon
(ba so̵̅o̅n′, bə-)
noun
a double-reed bass woodwind instrument having a long, curved stem attached to the mouthpiece
Origin: Fr basson < It bassone < basso
Related Forms:
- bassoonist noun
See bassoon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A low-pitched woodwind instrument with a double reed, having a long wooden body attached to a U-shaped lateral tube that leads to the mouthpiece. The range of this instrument is typically two octaves lower than that of the oboe.
Origin:
Origin: French basson
Origin: , from Italian bassone
Origin: , augmentative of basso, bass; see basso
.Related Forms:
- bas·soonˈist noun
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