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bassoon

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bassoon

 
pronunciation:
b sun
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part of speech: noun
definition: a large woodwind instrument. The bassoon has a long wooden body attached to a curved, metal tube with a mouthpiece at its end.
 
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derivation: bassoonist (n.)
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