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bassoon

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bassoon /bəˈsuːn/

▶noun a large bass woodwind instrument of the oboe family, played with a double reed.

– derivatives
bassoonist noun.

– origin C18: from Fr. basson, from Ital. bassone, from basso ‘low’ (see basso).

'bassoon' also found in these Oxford entries:

contrabassoon - double bassoon - double reed - tenor clef

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