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cornet

The correct spelling is cornet.

How to pronounce cornet

/ˈkɔːnɪt/
noun

IPA: /ˈkɔːnɪt/

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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. 1.A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
  2. 2.A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
  3. 3.A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence an ice cream cone.
  4. 4.A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
  5. 5.A kind of organ stop.

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