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Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: clarinette, probably from Medieval Latin clario; CLARION CALL

clarinet

 noun
     
clarinet
Related topics: Music
clar‧i‧net [countable]
APM a musical instrument like a long black tube, that you play by blowing into it and pressing keys to change the notes
—clarinettist noun [countable]
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