Octocontrabass

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An instrument that is pitched one octave below the contrabass.

    "Among the many benchmarks of his career, he developed the first complete choir of in-tune clarinets, ranging from sopranino to octocontrabass."

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"Among the many benchmarks of his career, he developed the first complete choir of in-tune clarinets, ranging from sopranino to octocontrabass."

Etymology

From octo- + contrabass.

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