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- noun Plural form of
sarrusophone .
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Examples
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Being on a larger scale, the sarrusophones are louder than the corresponding instruments of the oboe family.
Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 Various
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There are six sarrusophones, from the sopranino in
Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 Various
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The sarrusophones of French invention are a complete family, made in brass and with conical tubes pierced according to geometric relation, so that the sarrusophone is more equal than the oboe it copies and is intended, at least for military music, to replace.
Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 Various
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I bought two sarrusophones for it out of my own pocket.
Press Cuttings George Bernard Shaw 1903
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