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basset horn

basset horn noun: an alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.

basset horn: an alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down...
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Noun

basset horn (plural basset horns)

  1. An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.

Forms of basset horn

pluralbasset horns

Origin of basset horn

From German Bassetthorn, translation of French cor de bassette, from Italian corno di bassetto.

Words formed from basset horn

Questions about basset horn

What does basset horn mean?
Basset horn means an alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.
What part of speech is basset horn?
Basset horn is a noun.
What is the plural of basset horn?
The plural of basset horn is basset horns.

Words near basset horn in the dictionary

  1. basset
  2. Basset Artésien Normand
  3. basset clarinet
  4. basset clarinets
  5. Basset Fauve de Bretagne
  6. basset horn
  7. basset hornist
  8. basset hornists
  9. basset horns
  10. basset hound
  11. basset hounds

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