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FREE-REED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does free-reed mean?
• FREE-REED (noun)
The noun FREE-REED has 1 sense:
1. a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture
Familiarity information: FREE-REED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reed that does not fit closely over the aperture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("free-reed" is a kind of...):
beating-reed instrument; reed; reed instrument (a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed)
Holonyms ("free-reed" is a part of...):
free-reed instrument (a wind instrument with a free reed)
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