bassoon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French basson, from Italian bassone, from basso (“‘bass’”) + augmentative suffix -one.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /bəˈsuːn/, SAMPA: /b@"su:n/

[edit] Noun

bassoon (plural bassoons)

1. A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and, playing in the tenor and bass ranges.

[edit] Derived terms

• bassoonist
• contrabassoon

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to bassoon (third-person singular simple present bassoons, present participle bassooning, simple past and past participle bassooned)

1. To play the bassoon.
2. To make a bassoon-like sound.