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bas·soon
 bassoon
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a large low-pitched woodwind instrument consisting of a long doubled wooden tube fitted with a slender curved metal tube that terminates in a double-reed mouthpiece.
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| derivation: |
bassoonist (n.) |
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