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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bassoon \Bas*soon"\, n. [F. basson, fr basse bass; or perh. fr bas son low sound. See {Bass} a part in music. ] (Mus.) A wind instrument of the double reed kind furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc Note: Its compass comprehends three octaves. For convenience of carriage it is divided into two parts whence it is also called a fagot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bassoon n : a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
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