Tibicen

//tɪˈbaɪsɪn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A flute-player; a piper, flautist. rare

    "When the Lacedaemonians went to battle a Tibicen played soft and soothing music to temper their courage."

Synonyms

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auleteauletegenus tibicentibicinist

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"When the Lacedaemonians went to battle a Tibicen played soft and soothing music to temper their courage."

Etymology

From the Latin tībīcen (“piper, flautist”).

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