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oboe

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o·boe  (b)
n.
1. A slender woodwind instrument with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece, having a range of three octaves and a penetrating, poignant sound.
2. A reed stop in an organ that produces a sound similar to that of the oboe.

[Italian, from French hautbois; see hautboy.]

obo·ist n.

oboe
Noun
a double-reeded woodwind instrument with a penetrating nasal tone [French haut bois, literally: high wood (referring to its pitch)]
oboist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oboeoboe - a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
double reed, double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together
basset oboe, heckelphone - an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
musette pipe - a small simple oboe
oboe da caccia - an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn
oboe d'amore - an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music
shawm - a medieval oboe
Translations
oboe [ˈəubəu] noboe m

oboe [ˈəubəu] nhautbois m

oboe [ˈəubəu] nOboe f

oboe [ˈəubəu] noboe m

oboe
n oboe [ˈəubəu]
a type of high-pitched woodwind musical instrument. hobo مِزْمار обой hoboj obo die Oboe όμποε (μουσ.) oboe oboe شهنا oboe hautbois אַבּוּב ओबो, शहनाई जैसा वाद्य, नफीरी oboa oboa oboe óbó oboe オーボエ 오보에 obojus oboja obo hobo obo obój oboé oboi гобой hoboj oboa oboa oboe เครื่องดนตรีประเภทเป่าชนิดหนึ่ง obua 雙簧管 гобой ايک قسم کي بانسري kèn ô-boa 簧管
n oboist
hobospeler, hoboïs عازِف على المِزْمار обоист hobojista oboist der/die Oboist(in) ομποΐστας oboe, oboísta oboemängija شهنا نواز oboisti hautboïste נַגָן אַבּוּב शहनाई बजाने वाला svirač oboás peniup oboe óbóleikari oboista オーボエ奏者 오보에 연주가 obojininkas obojists pemain obo hobo{#225}{#139}{#225}st obospiller, oboist oboista oboísta oboist гобоист hobojista oboist oboist oboist ผู้เล่น oboe obua çalan kimse 雙簧管吹奏者 гобоїст بانسري بجانے والا người thổi kèn ô-boa


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In English it becomes hautboy, a wooden musical instrument of two-foot tone, I believe, played with a double reed, an oboe, in fact.
 
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