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ophicleide |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ophicleide \Oph"i*cleide\, n. [F. ophicl['e]ide, fr Gr 'o`fis a serpent + ?, gen. ?, a key. So named because it was in effect the serpent, an old musical instrument, with keys added.] (Mus.) A large brass wind instrument, formerly used in the orchestra and in military bands, having a loud tone, deep pitch, and a compass of three octaves; -- now generally supplanted by bass and contrabass tubas. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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