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contrabassoon

cont·ra·bas·soon

US/ˈkɑntrʌbæˈsun/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

Semi-anglicized version of Italian contrafagotto, probably following the model of the English word contrabass (which derives from Italian contrabbasso).

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