cromorna

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noun

A type of organ reed stop, sounding a tone resembling that of the oboe.

OriginFrench cromorne ← German Krummhorn →
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Meanings

nouncromorna (plural cromornas)

plural cromornas · alternative cromona

  1. entertainmentA type of organ reed stop, sounding a tone resembling that of the oboe.

Origin

  1. GermanKrummhorn“crooked horn, cornet, an organ pipe turned like a trumpet”
  2. Frenchcromorne
  3. Englishcromorna

From French cromorne, from German Krummhorn (“crooked horn, cornet, an organ pipe turned like a trumpet”). Doublet of krummhorn.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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