clarinet
noun/ˌklærəˈnɛt/
Frequency rank: #11,465 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A woodwind instrument with a single reed, played by blowing into a mouthpiece.
Example sentence
The jazz band's sound was dominated by the smooth, mellow tone of the clarinet during the evening performance.
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