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- [ba-soon, buh-]
- /bæˈsun, bə-/
- /bəˈsuːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ba-soon, buh-]
- /bæˈsun, bə-/
Definitions of bassoon word
- variable noun bassoon A bassoon is a large musical instrument of the woodwind family that is shaped like a tube and played by blowing into a curved metal pipe. 3
- noun bassoon a woodwind instrument, the tenor of the oboe family. Range: about three and a half octaves upwards from the B flat below the bass staff 3
- noun bassoon an orchestral musician who plays the bassoon 3
- noun bassoon a double-reed bass woodwind instrument having a long, curved stem attached to the mouthpiece 3
- noun bassoon a large woodwind instrument of low range, with a doubled tube and a curved metal crook to which a double reed is attached. 1
- noun bassoon A bass instrument of the oboe family with a double reed. 1
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Origin of bassoon
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
1720-30; < French basson < Italian bassone (bass(o) low (see base2) + -one augmentative suffix)
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Parts of speech for Bassoon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bassoon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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- how to play bassoon?
- how to draw a bassoon?
- where was the bassoon invented?
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