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alphorn
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alphorn [ˈælpˌhɔːn], alpenhorn
n
(Music / Instruments) Music a wind instrument used in the Swiss Alps, consisting of a very long tube of wood or bark with a cornet-like mouthpiece
[from German Alpenhorn Alps horn]


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