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CORNET

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

Synonyms:

cornet; horn; trump; trumpet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

brass; brass instrument (a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cornet"):

serpent (an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake)

Derivation:

cornetist (a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet)

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