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Rarecornet
The correct spelling is cornet.
How to pronounce cornet
/ˈkɔːnɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈkɔːnɪt/
Say it like: Cor-net
The correct spelling is cornet. A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
- 2.A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
- 3.A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence an ice cream cone.
- 4.A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
- 5.A kind of organ stop.
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