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contrabassoon

con·tra·bas·soon
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-truh-ba-soon, -buh-]
    • /ˈkɒn trə bæˈsun, -bə-/
    • /ˌkɑːn.trə.bæ.ˈsuːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-truh-ba-soon, -buh-]
    • /ˈkɒn trə bæˈsun, -bə-/

Definitions of contrabassoon word

  • noun contrabassoon the largest instrument in the oboe family, pitched an octave below the bassoon; double bassoon 3
  • noun contrabassoon the double bassoon, larger than the bassoon and an octave lower in pitch 3
  • noun contrabassoon a bassoon larger in size and an octave lower in pitch than the ordinary bassoon; a double bassoon. 1
  • noun contrabassoon A bassoon that is larger and longer than the normal type and sounds an octave lower in pitch. 1
  • noun contrabassoon (music) A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way. 0
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Origin of contrabassoon

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; contra-2 + bassoon

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Parts of speech for Contrabassoon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Contrabassoon

contrabassoon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

contrabassoon usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with contrabassoon

  • what is a contrabassoon?

Related words

  • double bassoon

    a bassoon an octave lower in pitch than the ordinary bassoon: the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the oboe class; contrabassoon.
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