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noun
An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat clarinet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: clarinet
History
From German Bassetthorn, translation of French cor de bassette, from Italian corno di bassetto.
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