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English

Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /�tr�m�bon/

Etymology
From It. #Italian|trombone, from tromba + augmentative suffix -one#Italian|-one.

Noun
en-noun

1. A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B�� (contra B�).

Translations

Catalan: trombó m
Czech: trombón m
Danish: basun c
Finnish: pasuuna
French: #French|trombone m
German Posaune f
Hungarian: harsona
Icelandic: básúna f
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Italian: #Italian|trombone m
Japanese: ������ (toronb�n)
Norwegian: #Norwegian|trombone c
Polish: puzon m
Romanian: trombon n
Slovene: pozavna f
Spanish: trombón m
Swedish: trombon c

Derived terms
alto trombone
tenor trombone
bass trombone
slide trombone
valve trombone
trombonist

Category:Musical instruments

French

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. #English|trombone
2. paper clip

Verb
trombone

1. first person singular of tromboner

Category:French verb forms
Category:fr:Musical instruments

Italian

Noun
it-noun|trombon|m|e|i

1. #English|trombone

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Norwegian

Noun
trombone c

1. #English|trombone

Category:Norwegian nouns
Category:no:Musical instruments

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• 2007-12-13 17:52 - Krun - etymology, derived terms, clearer definition

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