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oboe

Definitions of oboe
  1. noun
    a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
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    types:
    oboe barítono
    an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
    oboe de caccia
    an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn
    oboe de amore
    an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music
    chirimía
    a medieval oboe
  2. noun
    a musician who plays the oboe
    synonyms: oboísta
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    type of:
    instrumentista, músico
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
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