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OBOE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("oboe" is a kind of...):
double-reed instrument; double reed (a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oboe"):
basset oboe; heckelphone (an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe)
musette pipe (a small simple oboe)
oboe da caccia (an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn)
oboe d'amore (an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music)
shawm (a medieval oboe)
Derivation:
oboist (a musician who plays the oboe)