clarinet
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əˈnɛt noun
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
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| —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 | |
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| clari'netist | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
We ate halibut cheeks that night with some fishermen who brought along a fiddle, two guitars, even a clarinet.
His first choice had been the saxophone, his second choice the clarinet.
Extended improvised solos are generally performed on guitar and/or violin but clarinet and accordion are also gaining adherents.
Let's take a look beyond guitar, piano, and clarinet to uncharted territory.
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