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tuba in British English
nounWord forms: plural -bas or -bae (-biː)
1. Also called: bass horn
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Word origin
Latin
tuba in American English
nounWord forms: plural ˈtubas or ˈtubae (ˈtubi
; ˈtjubi
)
1.
in ancient Rome, a straight war trumpet
2.
any of a group of brass instruments with a conical bore and three to five valves, esp. the large contrabass member
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Word origin
L, a trumpet
tuba in American English
(ˈtuːbə, ˈtjuː-)
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[1850–55; ‹ L: trumpet; akin to tube]Examples of 'tuba' in a sentence
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