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wind instrument

wind in·stru·ment
W w

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noun wind, literary wahynd in-struh-muh nt]
    • /noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd ˈɪn strə mənt/
    • /wɪnd ˈɪnstrəmənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun wind, literary wahynd in-struh-muh nt]
    • /noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd ˈɪn strə mənt/

Definitions of wind instrument words

  • noun wind instrument a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute. 1
  • noun wind instrument musical instrument played with breath 1
  • countable noun wind instrument A wind instrument is a musical instrument that you blow into in order to produce sounds, such as a flute, a clarinet, or a recorder. 0
  • noun wind instrument any musical instrument sounded by the breath, such as the woodwinds and brass instruments of an orchestra 0
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Origin of wind instrument

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85

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Parts of speech for Wind instrument

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

wind instrument popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% 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.

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Synonyms for wind instrument

noun wind instrument

Just one Synonym for wind instrument

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