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单词 mellophone
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Definition of mellophone in English:

mellophone

noun ˈmɛləfəʊnˈmeləˌfōn
  • A brass instrument similar to the orchestral French horn, played in military and concert bands.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The mellophone is the marching French horn and looks like a fat trumpet.
    • I will play for you from my mellophone, Alaric, as I do sometimes.
    • When they reappear, in their hands are drums, mellophone bugles, trumpets, and more - instruments that aid them in their regular performance as a part of the Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment.
    • And for those who might be curious, I played (in approximately this order) flute, pit percussion, tympani, piccolo, French horn and mellophone.
    • Andrea Vasquez gave them a weird look as she ran past, her mellophone dangling from her hands.

Origin

1920s: from mellow + -phone.

 
 

Definition of mellophone in US English:

mellophone

nounˈmeləˌfōn
  • A brass instrument similar to the orchestral French horn, played mainly in military and concert bands.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The mellophone is the marching French horn and looks like a fat trumpet.
    • I will play for you from my mellophone, Alaric, as I do sometimes.
    • Andrea Vasquez gave them a weird look as she ran past, her mellophone dangling from her hands.
    • And for those who might be curious, I played (in approximately this order) flute, pit percussion, tympani, piccolo, French horn and mellophone.
    • When they reappear, in their hands are drums, mellophone bugles, trumpets, and more - instruments that aid them in their regular performance as a part of the Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment.

Origin

1920s: from mellow + -phone.

 
 
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