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sourdine

[ soor-deen ]

noun

, Music.
  1. an obsolete member of the oboe family.


sourdine

/ sʊəˈdiːn /

noun

  1. a soft stop on an organ or harmonium
  2. another word for sordino
“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 sourdine1

1670–80; < French: damper, mute < Italian sordina (feminine); sordino
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sourdine1

C17 (meaning: a muted trumpet): from French: a mute, from Italian; see sordino

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