EUPHONIUM

Meaning of EUPHONIUM in English

[ ju:'fəʊnɪəm ]

■ noun a valved brass musical instrument of tenor pitch, resembling a small tuba.

Origin

C19: from Gk euphōnos 'having a pleasing sound' + -ium .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

EUPHONIUM — noun Etymology: Greek euphōnos + English -ium (as in harmonium) Date: 1865 a brass instrument smaller than but resembling a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EUPHONIUM — or tenor tuba Large valved brass instrument , the leading lower-pitched instrument in military bands. It developed from the valved …
Английский словарь Британика
EUPHONIUM — -nēəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek euphōnos sweet-voiced, musical + English -ium (as in harmonium ) 1. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EUPHONIUM — (n.) A bass instrument of the saxhorn family.
Английский словарь Webster
EUPHONIUM — ( n. ) A bass instrument of the saxhorn family.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EUPHONIUM — /yooh foh"nee euhm/ , n. a brass musical instrument similar to the baritone tuba but somewhat smaller, with a wider …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EUPHONIUM — noun Etymology: Greek euphōnos + English -ium (as in harmonium ) Date: 1865 : a brass instrument smaller than but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EUPHONIUM — noun a bass instrument of the saxhorn family.
Webster English vocab
EUPHONIUM — [eu.pho.ni.um] n [Gk euphonos + E -ium (as in harmonium)] (1865): a brass instrument smaller than but resembling a tuba …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EUPHONIUM — also called Baritone, German Baryton, brass wind instrument with valves, pitched in C or B an octave below the trumpet; …
Britannica English vocabulary
EUPHONIUM — euphonium BrE AmE ju ˈfəʊn i‿əm AmE \ -ˈfoʊn- ▷ euphonium|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EUPHONIUM — / juːˈfəʊniəm; NAmE -ˈfoʊ-/ noun a large brass musical instrument like a tuba •• WORD ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EUPHONIUM — n. a brass wind instrument of the tuba family. [mod.L f. Gk euphonos (as EUPHONY)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EUPHONIUM — n. a brass wind instrument of the tuba family. [ mod.L f. Gk euphonos (as EUPHONY) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EUPHONIUM — n. a brass wind instrument of the tuba family. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk euphonos (as EUPHONY)
Oxford English vocab
EUPHONIUM — [noun] [C] - a large musical instrument made from brass, that you play by blowing into it
Cambridge English vocab
EUPHONIUM — n. or tenor tuba Large valved brass instrument , the leading lower-pitched instrument in military bands. It developed from the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EUPHONIUM — n. Pronunciation: yü- ' f ō -n ē - ə m Function: noun Etymology: Greek euph ō nos + English …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BARITONE — valved brass instrument pitched in B or C; it is a popular band instrument dating from the 19th century and …
Britannica English vocabulary
TUBA — Synonyms and related words : alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, ballad horn, baritone, bass horn, brass choir, brass wind, brass-wind …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRUMPET — Synonyms and related words : English horn, adulate, advertise, air, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, apotheosize, bagpipe, ballad horn, ballyhoo, …
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TROMBONE — Synonyms and related words : English horn, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, ballad horn, baritone, bass horn, bassoon, block flute, …
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SOUSAPHONE — Synonyms and related words : alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, ballad horn, baritone, bass horn, brass choir, brass wind, brass-wind …
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SLIDE TROMBONE — Synonyms and related words : alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, ballad horn, baritone, bass horn, brass choir, brass wind, brass-wind …
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SERPENT — Synonyms and related words : Apollyon, Beelzebub, Benedict Arnold, Brutus, Judas, Judas Iscariot, Lucifer, Old Nick, Old Scratch, Quisling, Satan, …
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SAXHORN — Synonyms and related words : alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, ballad horn, baritone, bass horn, brass choir, brass wind, brass-wind …
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HORN — Synonyms and related words : Klaxon, Mayday, SOS, acoustical network, aerophone, air-raid alarm, alarm, alarm bell, alarm clock, alarm signal, …
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CORNET — Synonyms and related words : English horn, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, ballad horn, baritone, bass horn, bassoon, block flute, …
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CLARION — Synonyms and related words : English horn, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, bagpipe, ballad horn, baritone, bass horn, bassoon, bay, …
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BUGLE
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BRASS — Synonyms and related words : ADC, CO, Establishment, German band, OD, Philharmonic, VIP, aide, aide-de-camp, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, …
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BARITONE — Synonyms and related words : Heldentenor, Meistersinger, accompaniment, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto, alto horn, aria singer, ballad horn, baritenor, bass, …
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