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contrabassoon
noun con·tra·bas·soon \ˌkän-trə-bə-ˈsün, -ba-\
Definition of CONTRABASSOON
: a double-reed woodwind instrument having a range an octave lower than that of the bassoon —called also double bassoon
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1877
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