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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.
2. 2
   a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family wordnet
3. 3
   A bass instrument of the shawm family
4. 4
   a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician wordnet
5. 5
   An organ pedal stop at 32' pitch which imitates the sound of the above mentioned instruments.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bombardheliconhelicon

Etymology

From French bombardon, from Italian bombardone.

Related phrases

brass instrument

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