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bombardon
[ bom-ber-duhn, bom-bahr-dn ]
/ ˈbɒm bər dən, bɒmˈbɑr dn /
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noun
a bass reed stop on a pipe organ.
a large, deep-toned, valved, brass wind instrument resembling a tuba.
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Origin of bombardon
1855–60; <Italian bombardone wind instrument, equivalent to bombard(o) an oboelike instrument, originally, mortar (see bombard) + -one augmentative suffix
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bombard, bombarde, bombardier, bombardier beetle, bombardment, bombardon, bombast, bombastic, bombax family, Bombay, Bombay duck
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British Dictionary definitions for bombardon
bombardon
/ (ˈbɒmbədən, bɒmˈbɑːdən) /
noun
a brass instrument of the tuba type, similar to a sousaphone
a 16-foot bass reed stop on an organ
Word Origin for bombardon
C19: from Italian bombardone; see bombard
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