EMBOUCHURE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly

Synonyms:

embouchure; mouthpiece

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("embouchure" is a kind of...):

aperture (an man-made opening; usually small)

Holonyms ("embouchure" is a part of...):

wind; wind instrument (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath)

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