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strumento ad ancia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • reed noun A tall, slender grass-like plant that grows in wet ground or shallow water.

Senses

strumento ad ancia is used for these senses in English:

  • brass instrument (musical instruments) Any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a mouthpiece (or tubular resonator).
  • reed (countable, music) Part of an aerophone musical instrument, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal, which vibrates to produce sound when air passes through it.
  • wind instrument (musical instruments) Any musical instrument that produces sound when air flows through it.

reed — full definition

  1. noun A tall, slender grass-like plant that grows in wet ground or shallow water.
  2. noun A thin strip of cane or metal in certain musical instruments that vibrates to produce sound.

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