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bassoon
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bas·soon  (b-sn, b-)
n.
A low-pitched woodwind instrument with a double reed, having a long wooden body attached to a U-shaped lateral tube that leads to the mouthpiece. The range of this instrument is typically two octaves lower than that of the oboe.

[French basson, from Italian bassone, augmentative of basso, bass; see basso.]

bas·soonist n.

bassoon
Noun
a woodwind instrument that produces a range of low sounds [Italian basso deep]
bassoonist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bassoonbassoon - a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
contrabassoon, contrafagotto, double bassoon - the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
double reed, double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together
tenoroon - a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon
Translations
bassoon [bəˈsuːn] nfagot m

bassoon [bəˈsuːn] nbasson m

bassoon [bəˈsuːn] nFagott nt

bassoon [bəˈsuːn] nfagotto

bassoon
n bassoon [bəˈsuːn, (American ) ba-]
a woodwind musical instrument which gives a very low sound. fagot مِزْمار مُزْدَوِج: زَمْخَر фагот fagot fagot das Fagott φαγκότο (πνευστό μουσικό όργανο) fagot fagott باسون fagotti basson בָּסוּן गुग्म-मुरली, अलगोजा fagot fagott bason fagott fagotto バスーン 바순 fagotas fagots basun fagot fagott fagot fagote fagot фагот fagot fagot fagot fagott ปี่ใหญ่ bason 低音管,巴松管 фагот موسیقی کا ایک آلہ kèn fagôt


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