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Definition of trombone noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trombone

noun
 
/trɒmˈbəʊn/
 
/trɑːmˈbəʊn/
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  1. a large brass musical instrument that you blow into, with a sliding tube used to change the noteTopics Musicb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • muted
    • bass
    • tenor
    • …
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    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French or Italian, from Italian tromba ‘trumpet’.
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