clar·i·net
 clarinet
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- pronunciation:
- klae
rih
net
- features:
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noun |
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A clarinet is an instrument for playing music. A clarinet is usually black and has the shape of a long tube. The tube has holes in it and keys that you can press to cover the holes and change the sound. To make a sound, you put your mouth at one end of the clarinet and blow air through it.
My brother plays clarinet in the school band.
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| derivation: |
clarinetist (clarinettist) (n.) |
Clarinet is borrowed from
clarinette, an early French word that means "bell," which comes from an earlier French word that means "clear."