/ faɪf; NAmE / noun
a musical instrument like a small flute that plays high notes and is used with drums in military music
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from German Pfeife pipe, or from French fifre from Swiss German Pfifer piper.
/ faɪf; NAmE / noun
a musical instrument like a small flute that plays high notes and is used with drums in military music
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from German Pfeife pipe, or from French fifre from Swiss German Pfifer piper.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005