belloneon

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noun

A mechanical musical instrument consisting of twenty-four trumpets and two kettle drums.

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Meanings

nounbelloneon (plural belloneons)

plural belloneons · alternative bellonion

  1. historicalentertainmentA mechanical musical instrument consisting of twenty-four trumpets and two kettle drums.

    The belloneon, likewise mechanical, seems to have been a complete military band which executed marches and flourishes with a unity, precision, and correctness beyond the reach of the most practiced artists.

    1976, Otto Mayr, Philosophers and machines
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