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althorn

[ alt-hawrn ]

noun

  1. a valved brass musical instrument, varying in shape, that is the alto member of the cornet family.


althorn

/ ˈæltˌhɔːn /

noun

  1. a valved brass musical instrument belonging to the saxhorn or flügelhorn families


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Word History and Origins

Origin of althorn1

First recorded in 1855–60; alt + horn

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Example Sentences

Althorn, one of the instruments of the sax-horn family, the tenor sax-horn.

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