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- [trom-bohn, trom-bohn]
- /trɒmˈboʊn, ˈtrɒm boʊn/
- /trɒmˈbəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trom-bohn, trom-bohn]
- /trɒmˈboʊn, ˈtrɒm boʊn/
Definitions of trombone word
- noun trombone a musical wind instrument consisting of a cylindrical metal tube expanding into a bell and bent twice in a U shape, usually equipped with a slide (slide trombone) 1
- noun trombone music: brass wind instrument 1
- variable noun trombone A trombone is a large musical instrument of the brass family. It consists of two long oval tubes, one of which can be pushed backwards and forwards to play different notes. 0
- noun trombone a brass instrument, a low-pitched counterpart of the trumpet, consisting of a tube the effective length of which is varied by means of a U-shaped slide. The usual forms of this instrument are the tenor trombone (range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E) and the bass trombone (pitched a fourth lower) 0
- noun trombone a person who plays this instrument in an orchestra 0
- noun trombone a large brass instrument consisting of a long tube bent parallel to itself twice and ending in a bell mouth: it is of two types, the slide trombone, in which different tones are produced by moving the slide, or movable section of the tube, in or out, and the valve trombone, played, like the trumpet, with valves 0
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Origin of trombone
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; < Italian, equivalent to tromb(a) trumpet (< Provençal < Germanic; compare Old High German trumpa, trumba horn, trumpet) + -one augmentative suffix
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Parts of speech for Trombone
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trombone popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% 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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