Bassoon Definition
bassoon
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English
two bassoonsEtymology
From French basson, from Italian bassone, from basso (“bass”) + augmentative suffix -one.
Pronunciation
Noun
bassoon (plural bassoons)
- A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and, playing in the tenor and bass ranges.
Derived terms
Verb
to bassoon (third-person singular simple present bassoons, present participle bassooning, simple past and past participle bassooned)
- To play the bassoon.
- To make a bassoon-like sound.
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