Contrabassoon
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.
- 2 the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family wordnet
Example
More examples"She really had to stretch her imagination to squeeze enough material for a solo album out of a contrabassoon, but by God, she did."
Etymology
Semi-anglicized version of Italian contrafagotto, probably following the model of the English word contrabass (which derives from Italian contrabbasso).