/ ˈælpənhɔːn; NAmE -hɔːrn/ (also alp·horn ) noun
a very long wooden musical instrument that you blow into, used for signalling in the Alps
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from German , literally Alp horn .
/ ˈælpənhɔːn; NAmE -hɔːrn/ (also alp·horn ) noun
a very long wooden musical instrument that you blow into, used for signalling in the Alps
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from German , literally Alp horn .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005