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Woodwind
see synonyms of woodwindNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Woodwind
see synonyms of woodwindadjective
1.
of, relating to, or denoting a type of wind instrument, excluding the brass instruments, formerly made of wood but now often made of metal, such as the flute or clarinet
noun
2. (functioning as plural)
woodwind instruments collectively
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Woodwind
see synonyms of woodwind noun
1. [pl.]
the woodwind instruments of an orchestra, or the players of these instruments
2.
any of such instruments
adjective
3.
designating a wind instrument made, esp. originally, of wood, as the flute, clarinet, or oboe
4.
composed of or for such an instrument or instruments
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Woodwind
see synonyms of woodwindn.
1. A wind instrument in which sound is produced by the vibration of reeds in the mouthpiece, as a bassoon, clarinet, oboe, or saxophone, or by the passing of air across the mouthpiece, as a flute.
2. woodwinds
a. The section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwind instruments.
b. Woodwind instruments or their players considered as a group.
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