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| chal·u·meau [ shàllə mṓ ] (plural chal·u·meaux [ shàllə mṓ ]) |
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1. early musical instrument: a woodwind instrument of the 17th and 18th centuries that developed into the clarinet
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2. lowest register of clarinet: the lowest register of a clarinet, or its warm tone quality
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| [Early 18th century. Via French< late Latin calamellus "small reed" < calamus "reed" < Greek kalamos] |
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