clarinet
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Learned borrowing from Italian clarinetto diminutive of clarino (“trumpet”) (as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet)
Alternatively, the word may come from French clarinette, diminutive form of clarine (“bell”), from clarin, from clair (“clear”).
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clarinet (plural clarinets)
- a woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
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woodwind musical instrument
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clarinet m. (plural clarinets)
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clarinet n.
