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bassoon

/bəˈsuːn/buh-SOON
/bəˈsun/buh-SOON

Meaninga bassoon

Common meaning: a low-pitched woodwind instrument

Journey through time

  1. Italianbassone‘a bassoon’source
  2. Frenchbasson‘a bass instrument’source
  3. Englishbassoon‘a low-pitched woodwind instrument’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Italian bassone ‘a bassoon’.

Source words

  • bassone Italian · source word “a bassoon”

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