CONTRABASSOON

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family

Synonyms:

contrabassoon; contrafagotto; double bassoon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("contrabassoon" is a kind of...):

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

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