OBOE D'AMOUR

Meaning of OBOE D'AMOUR in English

/deuh moor"/

an oboe with a bulb-shaped bell that is pitched a minor third below the range of the conventional oboe and was much used in music of the Baroque period.

[ 1875-80; oboe d'amore lit., oboe of love ]

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OBOE D'AMOUR — noun see oboe d'amore 2
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OBOE — (ó-) n oboe
Interlingua English vocab
OBOE — hobóe
English interlingue dictionary
AMOUR — amor-afere
English interlingue dictionary
OBOE — noun see: hautbois Date: 1794 a double-reed woodwind instrument having a conical tube, a brilliant penetrating tone, and a usual …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMOUR — noun Etymology: Middle English, love, affection, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan amor, from Latin, from amare to love Date: 14th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OBOE — Double-reed woodwind instrument . The oboe developed out of the more powerful shawm in the early 17th century. Intended (unlike …
Английский словарь Британика
OBOE — I. ˈō(ˌ)bō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, from French hautbois, from Middle French — more at hautbois 1. : …
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D — I. ˈdē noun ( plural d's or ds ˈdēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the fourth letter …
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-D — I. abbreviation -ed I — used especially in standard abbreviations of the past and past participle forms of certain verbs …
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'D — (ə)d verb Etymology: contraction of had, would, did 1. : had they' d gone 2. a. : would I he' …
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D' — “dʸy” is d(ə)y or y or j in sense 1, j in sense 2 verb Etymology: by contraction 1. : …
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AMOUR — əˈmu̇(ə)r, aˈ-, äˈ-, -u̇ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French amour, amor, from Old Provençal amor, …
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OBOE — (n.) One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality …
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AMOUR — (n.) Love making; a love affair; usually, an unlawful connection in love; a love intrigue; an illicit love affair.
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AMOUR — (n.) Love; affection.
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OBOE — ( n. ) One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMOUR — ( n. ) Love; affection.
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AMOUR — ( n. ) Love making; a love affair; usually, an unlawful connection in love; a love intrigue; an illicit love …
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OBOE — oboe 1 /oh"boh/ , n. 1. a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece. 2. …
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'D — 1. contraction of had: I was glad they'd gone. 2. contraction of did: Where'd they go? 3. contraction of should …
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D' — d' 1 prep. 1. de (used in French names as an elided form of de ): Charles Louis d'Albert. 2. …
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AMOUR — /euh moor"/ , n. 1. a love affair. 2. an illicit or secret love affair. [ 1250-1300; ME amo ( …
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OBOE — n. double-reed woodwind instrument having a high and penetrating tone
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AMOUR — n. love affair
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D — I. ˈdē noun ( plural d's or ds ˈdēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OBOE — noun Etymology: Italian, from French hautbois — more at hautbois Date: 1794 : a double-reed woodwind instrument having a conical …
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AMOUR — noun Etymology: Middle English, love, affection, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan amor, from Latin, from amare to love Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OBOE — noun one of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality …
Webster English vocab
D — as a numeral d stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial of any word, or even …
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AMOUR — noun love; affection. 2. amour ·noun love making; a love affair; usually, an unlawful connection in love; a love intrigue; …
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OBOE — [ 'əʊbəʊ ] ■ noun a woodwind instrument of treble pitch, played with a double reed and having an incisive …
Concise Oxford English vocab
AMOUR — [ ə'mʊə ] ■ noun a love affair or lover, especially a secret one. Origin ME: via OFr. from L. …
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D — D 1 (also d ) ■ noun ( plural Ds or D's ) 1》 the fourth letter of the alphabet. …
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OBOE — [oboe] n [It, fr. F hautbois--more at hautbois] (1794): a double-reed woodwind instrument having a conical tube, a brilliant penetrating …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMOUR — [amour] n [ME, love, affection, fr. MF, fr. OProv amor, fr. L, fr. amare to love] (14c): a usu. illicit …
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OBOE — Oboe. Click on the audio icons beneath the art to hear the sound of an oboe. The selection is French …
Britannica English vocabulary
OBOE — oboe BrE AmE ˈəʊb əʊ AmE \ ˈoʊb oʊ ▷ oboe|s z ▶ ˌ oboe d'a ˈ more də ˈmɔːr …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-'D — -'d BrE AmE d —This contracted form of had and would is used only after words (usually pronouns) ending in …
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D' — d' BrE d —This contracted form of do is found principally in d'you djuː, ⇨dʒuː, dʒə
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D — D, d BrE AmE diː ▷ D's, d's, Ds diːz —Communications code name: Delta
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AMOUR — amour BrE AmE ə ˈmʊə ˌæ- AmE \ ə ˈmʊ ə r ɑː- ▷ amour|s z
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OBOE — / ˈəʊbəʊ; NAmE ˈoʊboʊ/ noun a musical instrument of the woodwind group. It is shaped like a pipe and has …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
D — / diː; NAmE / noun , abbreviation , symbol ■ noun (also d ) [ C , U ] ( …
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AMOUR — / əˈmʊə(r); NAmE əˈmʊr/ noun ( old-fashioned , from French ) a love affair, especially a secret one •• WORD …
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OBOE — o ‧ boe /ˈəʊbəʊ $ ˈoʊboʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: French hautbois …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
D — d. ( also d British English ) 1 . the written abbreviation of died : John Keats d. 1821 2 …
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D — D BrE AmE , d /diː/ ( plural D’s , d’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the fourth …
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AMOUR — a ‧ mour /əˈmʊə $ əˈmʊr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin …
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-'D — -'d /d/ 1 . the short form of ‘would’: I asked if she’d be willing to help. 2 . the …
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OBOE — n. 1 a a woodwind double-reed instrument of treble pitch and plaintive incisive tone. b its player. 2 an organ …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMOUR — n. a love affair, esp. a secret one. [F, = love, f. L amor amoris]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OBOE — n. 1 a a woodwind double-reed instrument of treble pitch and plaintive incisive tone. b its player. 2 an organ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMOUR — n. a love affair, esp. a secret one. [ F, = love, f. L amor amoris ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OBOE — n.1 a a woodwind double-reed instrument of treble pitch and plaintive incisive tone. b its player. 2 an organ stop …
Oxford English vocab
AMOUR — n. a love affair, esp. a secret one. Etymology: F, love, f. L amor amoris
Oxford English vocab
D — 1. n. (also d) (pl. Ds or D's) 1. the fourth letter of the alphabet. 2 Mus. the second note …
Oxford English vocab
OBOE — ( oboes) An oboe is a musical instrument shaped like a tube which you play by blowing through a double …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-’D — Pronounced /-d/ after a vowel sound and /-əd/ after a consonant sound. 1. -’d is a spoken form of ‘had’, …
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AMOUR — ( amours) An amour is a love affair, especially one which is kept secret. ( LITERARY or OLD-FASHIONED ) N-COUNT
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AMOUR — (~s) An ~ is a love affair, especially one which is kept secret. (LITERARY or OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OBOE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB play ▪ There couldn't be many Charlotte Rossignols who happen also to play the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
D — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chargé d'affaires coup d'état D and C hors d'oeuvre maitre d' objet d'art R & …
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AMOUR — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I wish them a night as perfect as ours, mon amour . ▪ Just today …
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