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oboe d'amour
[ duh-moor ]
/ dÉËmÊÉr /
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noun
an oboe with a bulb-shaped bell that is pitched a minor third below the range of the conventional oboe and was much used in music of the Baroque period.
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Origin of oboe d'amour
First recorded in 1875â80, oboe d'amour is from Italian oboe d'amore literally, âoboe of loveâ
Words nearby oboe d'amour
obnoxious, obnubilate, oboe, oboe da caccia, oboe d'amore, oboe d'amour, oboist, obol, obole, obolus, Obote
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