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BASSET OBOE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does basset oboe mean?
• BASSET OBOE (noun)
The noun BASSET OBOE has 1 sense:
1. an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
Familiarity information: BASSET OBOE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
basset oboe; heckelphone
Hypernyms ("basset oboe" is a kind of...):
hautbois; hautboy; oboe (a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece)
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