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trombone

(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 , in which different tones are produced by moving the slide, or movable section of the tube, in or out, and the , played, like the trumpet, with valves

Origin: It < tromba, a trumpet < OHG trumba: see trump

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trombonist noun

See trombone in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical tube bent upon itself twice, ending in a bell-shaped mouth, and having a movable U-shaped slide for producing different pitches.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Italian

Origin: , augmentative of tromba, trumpet

Origin: , of Germanic origin

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