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con·tra·bas·soon
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trə
bæˈsun
,
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noun
a bassoon larger in size and an octave lower in pitch than the ordinary bassoon; a double bassoon.
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Origin:
1890–95;
contra-
2
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bassoon
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contrabassoon
(ˌkɒntrəbəˈsuːn)
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n
the largest instrument in the oboe family, pitched an octave below the bassoon; double bassoon
contrabas'soonist
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n
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