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bassoonist

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bassoonistbassoonist - a musician who plays the bassoon    
instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
Translations
bassoonist [bəˈsuːnɪst] N → fagot mf, fagotista mf
bassoonist [bəˈsuːnɪst] n → bassoniste mf
bassoonist
n → Fagottbläser(in) m(f), → Fagottist(in) m(f)


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