trombone

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English [edit]

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A tenor trombone

Etymology [edit]

From Italian trombone, from tromba + augmentative suffix -one.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˌtrɒmˈbəʊn/, /trəmˈbəʊn/
  • (US) IPA: /ˌtrɑmˈboʊn/, /trəmˈboʊn/

Noun [edit]

trombone (plural trombones)

  1. A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
    Jim plays the trombone very well.
    This trombone is very expensive.
  2. The common European bittern.

Translations [edit]

a musical instrument in the brass family

Derived terms [edit]

Dutch [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /trɔmˈbɔːnə/

Noun [edit]

trombone c (plural trombones)

  1. trombone

French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

trombone m (plural trombones)

  1. trombone
  2. paper clip

Verb [edit]

trombone

  1. first person singular of tromboner

Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

trombone m (plural tromboni)

  1. trombone

Norwegian [edit]

Noun [edit]

trombone c

  1. trombone
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