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uk/ɡɒŋ/us/ɡɑːŋ/a round piece of metal that is hung in a frame and hit with a stick to produce a sound as a signal, also used as a musical instrument
UK informal an honour that is given to someone for the public service they have done, or to a performer for a particular acting or singing performance
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Musical instruments
- accordion
- alphorn
- alto
- alto recorder
- bagpipes
- dulcimer
- English horn
- euphonium
- fingerboard
- flugelhorn
- pitched
- plectrum
- reed
- reed instrument
- sax
- viola
- violin
- violoncello
- vuvuzela
- wind chimes
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