bassoon

[ ba-soon, buh- ]

/ bæˈsun, bə- /

noun

a large woodwind instrument of low range, with a doubled tube and a curved metal crook to which a double reed is attached.

Origin of bassoon

1720–30; <French basson<Italian bassone (bass(o) low (see base²) + -one augmentative suffix)

OTHER WORDS FROM bassoon

bas·soon·ist, noun

Words nearby bassoon

Bassini's operation, bassist, basso, basso cantante, basso continuo, bassoon, basso profundo, basso-relievo, basso rilievo, bass reflex, bass response

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Example sentences from the Web for bassoon

With a cry of joy she met her father in the hallway, snatched the bassoon to her heart, and covered him with kisses.
The Holy Cross and Other Tales|Eugene Field
He introduced the viola, clarinet, and bassoon into the orchestra of the Italian opera.
Great Italian and French Composers|George T. Ferris
There is a very telling quality in the upper notes of the bassoon of which composers have made use.
Scientific American Supplement No. 819|Various
At one of the rehearsals the third bassoon player was absent and Beethoven was enraged.
Beethoven|George Alexander Fischer

From this it would seem that our bassoon was not of German origin.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bassoon

bassoon

/ (bəˈsuːn) /

noun

a woodwind instrument, the tenor of the oboe family. Range: about three and a half octaves upwards from the B flat below the bass staff

an orchestral musician who plays the bassoon

Derived forms of bassoon

bassoonist, noun

Word Origin for bassoon

C18: from French basson, from Italian bassone, from basso deep; see base ²

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for bassoon

bassoon

The second largest and second lowest pitched of the woodwinds. (The less common contrabassoon is larger and has a lower pitch.) It is played with a double reed.

单词	bassoon
释义	bassoon [ ba-soon, buh- ] / bæˈsun, bə- / noun a large woodwind instrument of low range, with a doubled tube and a curved metal crook to which a double reed is attached. Origin of bassoon 1720–30; <French basson<Italian bassone (bass(o) low (see base²) + -one augmentative suffix) OTHER WORDS FROM bassoon bas·soon·ist, noun Words nearby bassoon Bassini's operation, bassist, basso, basso cantante, basso continuo, bassoon, basso profundo, basso-relievo, basso rilievo, bass reflex, bass response Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bassoon With a cry of joy she met her father in the hallway, snatched the bassoon to her heart, and covered him with kisses. The Holy Cross and Other Tales\|Eugene Field He introduced the viola, clarinet, and bassoon into the orchestra of the Italian opera. Great Italian and French Composers\|George T. Ferris There is a very telling quality in the upper notes of the bassoon of which composers have made use. Scientific American Supplement No. 819\|Various At one of the rehearsals the third bassoon player was absent and Beethoven was enraged. Beethoven\|George Alexander Fischer From this it would seem that our bassoon was not of German origin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for bassoon bassoon / (bəˈsuːn) / noun a woodwind instrument, the tenor of the oboe family. Range: about three and a half octaves upwards from the B flat below the bass staff an orchestral musician who plays the bassoon Derived forms of bassoon bassoonist, noun Word Origin for bassoon C18: from French basson, from Italian bassone, from basso deep; see base ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for bassoon bassoon The second largest and second lowest pitched of the woodwinds. (The less common contrabassoon is larger and has a lower pitch.) It is played with a double reed. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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