French bassoon

noun

A classical bassoon with a smaller bore and softer than the modern German bassoon.

Meanings

nounFrench bassoon (plural French bassoons)

plural French bassoons

  1. A classical bassoon with a smaller bore and softer than the modern German bassoon.
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APA

French bassoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20bassoon

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Chicago

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