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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch.

   "[T]hey could easily have been wearing euphoniums and woad for all the notice their quarry would have taken of them."

2. 2
   a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

althornbaritonebrassbugleclarioncornet

Example

More examples

"A trombonist by trade, Harry sometimes doubles on the euphonium."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὔφωνος (eúphōnos, “sweet-voiced”) + -ium.

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