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clarinet
noun
clar·i·net
ˌkler-ə-ˈnet 
ˌkla-rə-;
ˈkler-ə-nət,
ˈkla-rə-
: a single-reed woodwind instrument having a cylindrical tube with a moderately flared bell and a usual range from D below middle C upward for 3¹/₂ octaves
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Now Daphne, unhappily affianced, has run off with one Hop Wingdale, a clarinet player for a band called the Klezmopolitans, and her mother and her would-be future husband have engaged Unamalgamated Ops to bring her home.
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Pascoal performed masterfully on keyboards, saxophones, bass clarinet, accordion and an array of other instruments.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
The ranks mimic the sounds of other instruments, like the clarinet, the oboe and the trumpet.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
The clarinet and piano played musical lines imitating birds.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Pascoal performed masterfully on keyboards, saxophones, bass clarinet, accordion and an array of other instruments.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
The ranks mimic the sounds of other instruments, like the clarinet, the oboe and the trumpet.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
The clarinet and piano played musical lines imitating birds.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Clarinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clarinet. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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clarinet
noun
clar·i·net
ˌklar-ə-ˈnet
ˈklar-ə-nət
: a woodwind musical instrument in the shape of a cylindrical tube having a single-reed mouthpiece
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