double bassoon

/ˌdʌbəl bəˌsun/
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Other forms: double bassoons

Definitions of double bassoon
  1. noun
    the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
    synonyms: contrabassoon, contrafagotto
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    type of:
    bassoon
    a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
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