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cornett.

An early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔːnɪt/Received-Pronunciation/kɔːˈnɛt/Received-Pronunciation/kɔɹˈnɛt/General-American
  1. An early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.

Where this word comes from

Old French cornet, a diminutive of corne (“horn”), from Latin cornū.

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