dolcian
noun
dol·ci·an
ˈdälsēən,
ˈdōl-,
ˈdȯl-
variants or dulcian or less commonly dolcino
ˈdəl-
dōlˈchē(ˌ)nō
plural -s
1
: a small musical instrument sounding like a bassoon and used in the 16th and 17th centuries
2
or less commonly dulzian : a pipe-organ stop sounding like a bassoon
ˈdəlzēən
Word History
Etymology
dolcian, dulcian alteration of dulciana; dolcino from Italian, modification of Medieval Latin dulciana
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- narrowcasting
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- narrowed
- narrowed (down)
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