Cornett

//ˈkɔːnɪt// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
cornettocornetto

Etymology

Old French cornet, a diminutive of corne (“horn”), from Latin cornū.

Related phrases

mute cornettbrass instrumentwind instrument

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