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BASSOON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bassoon" is a kind of...):
double-reed instrument; double reed (a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bassoon"):
contrabassoon; contrafagotto; double bassoon (the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family)
tenoroon (a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon)
Derivation:
bassoonist (a musician who plays the bassoon)
