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mellophone

mel·lo·phone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mel-uh-fohn]
    • /ˈmɛl əˌfoʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mel-uh-fohn]
    • /ˈmɛl əˌfoʊn/

Definitions of mellophone word

  • noun mellophone a marching or military band brass instrument similar in appearance and range to the French horn but slightly smaller and simpler to play. 1
  • noun mellophone A brass instrument similar to the orchestral French horn, played mainly in military and concert bands. 1
  • noun mellophone a brass band instrument similar in tone to a French horn 0
  • noun mellophone a valved brass band instrument similar to the French horn 0
  • noun mellophone A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups. 0

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Origin of mellophone

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; mello(w) + -phone

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Parts of speech for Mellophone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mellophone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

mellophone usage trend in Literature

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