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single reed

single reed noun: a reed used singly in many wind instruments, which vibrate to produce a sonorous sound.

Noun

single reed (plural single reeds)

  1. A reed used singly in many wind instruments, which vibrate to produce a sonorous sound.

Forms of single reed

pluralsingle reeds
alternative formsingle-reed

Questions about single reed

What does single reed mean?
Single reed means a reed used singly in many wind instruments, which vibrate to produce a sonorous sound.
What part of speech is single reed?
Single reed is a noun.
What is the plural of single reed?
The plural of single reed is single reeds.

Words near single reed in the dictionary

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