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Bassoon vs Assoon - What's the difference?

bassoon | assoon |

As a noun bassoon

is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.

As a verb bassoon

is to play the bassoon.

As an adverb assoon is

an archaic spelling of lang=en.

bassoon

English

(wikipedia bassoon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.

    • Derived terms

    * bassoonist * contrabassoon

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To play the .
  • To make a bassoon-like sound.

    • assoon

    English

    Adverb

    (head)
  • .
  • * 1661: Thomas Salusbury (translator), Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
    • It was placed there assoon as you began to look upon the Wall's small unevennesses.
  • (obsolete) As soon as might be; immediately; forthwith.
  • * 1340: Richard Rolle of Hampole, The Prick of Conscience
    • Thus shall end the dignity of Rome; and assoon after shall come the Antichrist.

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