Basson

/bæˈsoʊn/ noun

An archaic or variant spelling of bassoon, the large double-reed woodwind instrument that produces low tones.

An older form of 'bassoon,' which evolved from French 'basson,' derived from Italian 'bassone' (augmentative of 'basso,' meaning a large bass).

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