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noun
A large brass instrument in the bass range, usually referring to the modern tuba or the archaic serpent
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the lowest brass wind instrument
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sousaphone, tuba
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bass, brass, brass instrument
Narrower terms: euphonium, helicon, bombardon
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