cornopean

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noun

A large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston).

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Meanings

nouncornopean (plural cornopeans)

plural cornopeans

  1. obsoleteentertainmentA large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston).

    […]outside the school-gates were drawn up several chaises […] and a cornopean player, hired for the occasion, blowing away "A southerly wind and a cloudy sky," waking all peaceful inhabitants half-way down the High Street.

    1857, Thomas Hughes, chapter 7, in Tom Brown's School Days, part I

Origin

From Latin cornus (“horn”) + English paean (“song of praise”).

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APA

cornopean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornopean

MLA

“cornopean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornopean. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cornopean,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornopean.

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