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cornet

cor·net
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kawr-net for 1; kawr-nit, kawr-net for 2–8]
    • /kɔrˈnɛt for 1; ˈkɔr nɪt, kɔrˈnɛt for 2–8 /
    • /ˈkɔː.nɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawr-net for 1; kawr-nit, kawr-net for 2–8]
    • /kɔrˈnɛt for 1; ˈkɔr nɪt, kɔrˈnɛt for 2–8 /

Definitions of cornet word

  • variable noun cornet A cornet is a musical instrument of the brass family that looks like a small trumpet. 3
  • countable noun cornet An ice cream cornet is a soft thin biscuit shaped like a cone with ice cream in it. 3
  • noun cornet a three-valved brass instrument of the trumpet family. Written range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E below middle C. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or A 3
  • noun cornet a person who plays the cornet 3
  • noun cornet a cone-shaped paper container for sweets, etc 3
  • noun cornet a cone-shaped wafer container for ice cream 3

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Origin of cornet

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Middle French, Old French, equivalent to corn horn (< Latin cornū; see cornu) + -et -et

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Parts of speech for Cornet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cornet popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

cornet usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cornet

noun cornet

  • trumpet — Music. any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other. an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet. a trumpeter.
  • hornCape. Cape Horn.
  • instrument — a mechanical tool or implement, especially one used for delicate or precision work: surgical instruments.

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