woodwind instrument

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• noun music A musical instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by vibrating a thin piece of wood or metal known as the reed, and in which the pitch is governed by the resonant frequencies of an enclosed air column.

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• noun any wind instrument other than the brass instruments