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noun (plural wood·winds) |
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musical instrument: a wind musical instrument that produces sound by vibration of mouthpiece reeds, e.g. the bassoon, clarinet, oboe, or saxophone, or by passage of air over the mouthpiece, e.g. the flute
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plural noun (plural wood·winds) |
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1. musical instruments: wind instruments belonging to the family that includes the flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon, instruments originally made of wood
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2. players in orchestra: the players of woodwind instruments in an orchestra, considered collectively
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often used with "the"
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  wood·wind adjective |
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