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clarino

[ kluh-ree-noh ]

noun

, plural cla·ri·ni [kl, uh, -, ree, -nee], cla·ri·nos.
  1. a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.


clarino

/ klæˈriːnəʊ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a high passage for the trumpet in 18th-century music
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the high register of the trumpet
  2. an organ stop similar to the high register of the trumpet
  3. a trumpet or clarion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clarino1

< Italian: trumpet, probably < Spanish clarin < French; clarinet
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Example Sentences

The word “clarionet” is similarly derived from “clarion,” the English equivalent of clarino.

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