cimbasso

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noun

A cylindrical valved instrument in the low brass family, closely related to the trombone and normally pitched a fifth or an octave below the tenor and bass trombones.

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Meanings

nouncimbasso (plural cimbassos or cimbassi)

plural cimbassos · plural cimbassi

  1. entertainmentA cylindrical valved instrument in the low brass family, closely related to the trombone and normally pitched a fifth or an octave below the tenor and bass trombones.

Origin

From Italian.

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APA

cimbasso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cimbasso

MLA

“cimbasso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cimbasso. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cimbasso,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cimbasso.

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