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Webster 1913 Edition

Althorn

Alt′hornˊ

,

Noun.

[

Alt

+

horn

.]

(Mus.)

An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in military music, often replacing the French horn.

Grove.

Definition 2024

althorn

althorn

English

Noun

althorn ‎(plural althorns)

(music) An alto or tenor saxhorn

Translations

saxophone

Spanish: trombón alto m