n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kler- ə - ' net, ˌ kla-r ə -; ' kler- ə -n ə t, ' kla-r ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: French clarinette, probably ultimately from Medieval Latin clarion-, clario
Date: 1733
: 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
– clar · i · net · ist or clar · i · net · tist \ ˌ kler- ə - ' ne-tist, ˌ kla-r ə - \ noun
clarinet