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trom·bone (träm bōn′, träm′bōn′)
noun
a large brass instrument consisting of a long tube bent parallel to itself twice and ending in a bell mouth: it is of two types, the slide trombone, in which different tones are produced by moving the slide, or movable section of the tube, in or out, and the valve trombone, played, like the trumpet, with valves
Etymology: It < tromba, a trumpet < OHG trumba: see trump
Related Forms:
- trombonist trom·bon′·ist noun
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