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ophicleide

UK/ˈɒfɪklaɪd/US/ˈɔfɪklaɪd/

ophicleide noun: a keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music.

ophicleide: a keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music
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Noun

ophicleide (plural ophicleides)

  1. A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music

Forms of ophicleide

pluralophicleides

Origin of ophicleide

From ophi- (variant of ophio-) + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís).

Words formed from ophicleide

Questions about ophicleide

What does ophicleide mean?
Ophicleide means a keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music.
What part of speech is ophicleide?
Ophicleide is a noun.
How do you pronounce ophicleide?
Ophicleide is pronounced /ˈɒfɪklaɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of ophicleide?
The plural of ophicleide is ophicleides.

Words near ophicleide in the dictionary

  1. ophicephalous
  2. ophiceratid
  3. ophiceratids
  4. ophichthid
  5. ophichthids
  6. ophicleide
  7. ophicleides
  8. ophicleidist
  9. ophicleidists
  10. ophid-
  11. ophiderpetontid

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