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contrabassoons

contrabassoons is the plural of contrabassoon.

Meaning of contrabassoon

Noun

contrabassoon (plural contrabassoons)

  1. A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.
    Synonyms:
    contrafagotto, double bassoon

Questions about contrabassoons

What is contrabassoons the plural of?
Contrabassoons is the plural of contrabassoon.

Words near contrabassoons in the dictionary

  1. contrabassists
  2. contrabasso
  3. contrabassoon
  4. contrabassoonist
  5. contrabassoonists
  6. contrabassoons
  7. contrabassos
  8. contrabiotic
  9. contrabureaucratic
  10. contracept
  11. contracepted

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