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oboe

1

[ oh-boh ]

noun

  1. a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
  2. (in an organ) a reed stop with a sound like that of an oboe.
  3. (a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter O. )


oboe

2

[ oh-boh ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. a navigation system utilizing two radar ground stations that measure the distance to an aircraft and then radio the information to the aircraft.

oboe

/ ˈəʊbəʊ /

noun

  1. a woodwind instrument of the family that includes the bassoon and cor anglais, consisting of a conical tube fitted with a mouthpiece having a double reed. It has a penetrating nasal tone. Range: about two octaves plus a sixth upwards from B flat below middle C
  2. a person who plays this instrument in an orchestra

    second oboe



oboe

  1. A woodwind instrument played with a double reed ; similar to a bassoon , but pitched higher. Some describe its tone as nasal.


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Notes

The oboe appears frequently as a solo instrument in symphonies and other kinds of classical music .

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Derived Forms

  • ˈoboist, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of oboe1

1690–1700; < Italian < French hautbois, equivalent to haut high + bois wood; hautboy

Origin of oboe2

First recorded in 1940–45; special use of oboe 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of oboe1

C18: via Italian oboe, phonetic approximation to French haut bois, literally: high wood (referring to its pitch)

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Example Sentences

For Kirke it was being paid to pretend to play the oboe that heightened her affair with classical music.

Boring math geniuses, oboe-playing poets, and rich kids from New York need not apply.

Rich kids from New York, boring Asian math geniuses, and oboe-playing poets need not apply.

A musical prodigy, seven years old, who will order the fifth oboe out of the Albert Hall as soon as look at him.

It is the timid oboe that sounds the A for the orchestra to tune by.

The young man in the red velvet cap plays on the violoncello; the other on the oboe, of which only the reed is visible.

He also had lessons in the vestry room of the Octagon Chapel; and he acquired some skill upon the flute and oboe from Mr. Fish.

An oboe of ivory, carved by Anciuti in Milan, beginning of the eighteenth century.

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