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con·tra·bas·soon

(kŏn′trə-bə-so͞on′, -bă-)

The largest and lowest pitched of the double-reed wind instruments, sounding an octave below the bassoon. Also called double bassoon.

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contrabassoon

(ˌkɒntrəbəˈsuːn)

(Instruments) the largest instrument in the oboe family, pitched an octave below the bassoon; double bassoon

ˌcontrabasˈsoonist n

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con•tra•bas•soon

(ˈkɒn trə bæˈsun, -bə-)

n.

a bassoon larger in size and an octave lower in pitch than the ordinary bassoon; a double bassoon.

[1890–95; contra-² + bassoon]

con′tra•bas•soon′ist, n.

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contrabassoon - the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family

contrafagotto, double bassoon

bassoon - a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family

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kontrafagotti

kontrafagott

controfagotto

contrabassoon

[ˌkɒntrəbəˈsuːn] N → contrafagot m

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