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bombardon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bom-bar-don
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.

noun

A bass instrument of the shawm family

noun

An organ pedal stop at 32' pitch which imitates the sound of the above mentioned instruments.

Etymology

From French bombardon, from Italian bombardone.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bombardon, bombardone

Inflected Forms

bombardons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bombard

Synonyms

bombard helicon

Questions

What does bombardon mean?
A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.
Where does bombardon come from?
It is traced to French.

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