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bassoon Definition


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bassoon
noun
    1. A large woodwind instrument which produces a very low sound, formed of a long jointed wooden pipe doubled back on itself, fitted with metal keys and a curved crook with a double reed.
Derivative: bassoonist
noun
    Etymology: 18c: from Italian bassone, from basso low.



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