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bombardon

(bäm′bər dən, bäm bär′-)

noun

an early type of bassoon
a bass or contrabass tuba, used in military bands

Origin: It bombardone < bombarda, mortar < Fr bombarde: see bombard

See bombardon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A brass instrument resembling a tuba but with a lower pitch; a bass or contrabass tuba.
A 16- or 32-foot reed stop on an organ.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Italian bombardone

Origin: , augmentative of bombardo

Origin: , alteration of bombarda, bombard

Origin: , from Medieval Latin; see bombard

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