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euphonium

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eu⋅pho⋅ni⋅um

[yoo-foh-nee-uhm]
–noun
a brass musical instrument similar to the baritone tuba but somewhat smaller, with a wider bore and mellower tone, and often having a second bell.

Origin:
1860–65; euph(ony) + (harm)onium
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eu·pho·ni·um   (yōō-fō'nē-əm)   
n.  A brass wind instrument similar to the tuba but having a somewhat higher pitch and a mellower sound.

[From Greek euphōnos, sweet-voiced; see euphony.]
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