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sarrusophone

/səˈɹuːsəˌfəʊn/

sarrusophone noun: any of a family of wind instruments intended to replace the oboe and bassoon in bands.

sarrusophone: any of a family of wind instruments intended to replace the oboe and bassoon in bands
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Noun

sarrusophone (plural sarrusophones)

  1. Any of a family of wind instruments intended to replace the oboe and bassoon in bands.

Forms of sarrusophone

pluralsarrusophones

Origin of sarrusophone

From Pierre-Auguste Sarrus, French bandmaster.

Words formed from sarrusophone

Questions about sarrusophone

What does sarrusophone mean?
Sarrusophone means any of a family of wind instruments intended to replace the oboe and bassoon in bands.
What part of speech is sarrusophone?
Sarrusophone is a noun.
How do you pronounce sarrusophone?
Sarrusophone is pronounced /səˈɹuːsəˌfəʊn/.
What is the plural of sarrusophone?
The plural of sarrusophone is sarrusophones.

Words near sarrusophone in the dictionary

  1. sarrishtadars
  2. Sarro
  3. Sarrois
  4. Sarros
  5. Sarrs
  6. sarrusophone
  7. sarrusophones
  8. sarrusophonist
  9. sarrusophonists
  10. SARS
  11. SARS mask

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