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chalumeau definition

chalu·meau (s̸hal′ə mō′)

noun

  1. an early single-reed wind instrument, forerunner of the clarinet
  2. the lowest register of the modern clarinet

Etymology: Fr < OFr chalemel < L calemellus, dim. of calamus, reed: see calamus

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