cornet
[ kawr-net for 1; kawr-nit, kawr-net for 2-8 ]
/ kɔrˈnɛt for 1; ˈkɔr nɪt, kɔrˈnɛt for 2-8 /
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cornet
/ (ˈkɔːnɪt) /
noun
Word Origin for cornet
C14: from Old French, from corn, from Latin cornū horn
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