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bombardon definition

bom·bar·don (bäm′bər dən, bäm bär′-)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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