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 [klar-uh-net]   Origin

clar·i·net

   [klar-uh-net]
noun
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
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Origin:
1790–1800; < French clarinette, equivalent to Old French clarin clarion + -ette -ette

Related forms
clar·i·net·ist, clar·i·net·tist, noun
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clarinet (ˌklærɪˈnɛt)
 
—n
1.  Obsolete name: clarionet a keyed woodwind instrument with a cylindrical bore and a single reed. It is a transposing instrument, most commonly pitched in A or B flat
2.  an orchestral musician who plays the clarinet
 
[C18: from French clarinette, probably from Italian clarinetto, from clarino trumpet]
 
clari'nettist
 
—n
 
clari'netist
 
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clarinet
1796, from Fr. clarinette, dim. of clarine "little bell," from fem. of adj. clarin, from clair, cler (see clear). The instrument said to have been invented c.1700 by J.C. Denner of Nuremberg, Germany. Alternative form clarionet is attested from 1784.
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clarinet definition


A woodwind instrument, usually made of black wood or plastic, and played with a single reed. The clarinet has extensive use in Dixieland, jazz, and military music, as well as in classical music.

Note: The most famous American clarinetist was Benny Goodman.
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