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Webster 1913 Edition

Clarinet

Clar′i-netˊ

,
Noun.
[F.
clarinette
, dim. of
clarine
, from L.
clarus
. See
Clear
, and cf.
Clarion
.]
(Mus.)
A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading instrument in a military band.
[Often improperly called
clarionet
.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Clarinet

CLARINET

,
Noun.
A wind instrument of music.

Definition 2024

clarinet

clarinet

English

clarinets

Noun

clarinet ‎(plural clarinets)

  1. (music) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

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Catalan

Noun

clarinet m ‎(plural clarinets)

  1. clarinet

Romanian

Noun

clarinet n ‎(plural clarinete)

  1. (music) clarinet

Synonyms

  • clarinetă

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Italian clarinetto diminutive of clarino ‎(“trumpet”) (as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet)

Alternatively, the word may come from French clarinette, diminutive form of clarine ‎(“bell”), from clarin, from clair ‎(“clear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/, /ˌklɛɹɪˈnɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

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