Flageolet: meaning, definitions and examples

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flageolet

 

[ หŒflรฆส’.iหˆoสŠ.leษช ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

musical instrument

A small, high-pitched musical instrument of the oboe family, typically having a narrow bore and a range of about two octaves.

Synonyms

flute, small oboe

Examples of usage

  • The musician played a beautiful melody on the flageolet.
  • She learned to play the flageolet at a young age.

Translations

Translations of the word "flageolet" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น flageolet

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคซเฅเคฒเฅ‡เคœเคผเฅ‹เคฒเฅ‡เคŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Flageolett

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ flageolet

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั„ะปะฐะถะพะปะตั‚ (ะผัƒะทะธั‡ะฝะธะน ั–ะฝัั‚ั€ัƒะผะตะฝั‚)

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ flageolet

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒ•ใƒฉใ‚ธใƒงใƒฌ (furajore)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท flageolet

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ flageolet

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท flageolet

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ”Œ๋ผ์กฐ๋ › (peullajolet)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูู„ุงุฌูˆ (flajoo)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ flageolet

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ flageolet

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้•ฟ็ฌ›็ฑปไนๅ™จ (chรกng dรญ lรจi yuรจ qรฌ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ flageolet

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ flageolett

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั„ะปะฐะถะพะปะตั‚

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒคแƒšแƒแƒŸแƒแƒšแƒ”แƒขแƒ˜ (plajoleแนญi)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ flajolett

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ flageolet

Etymology

The word 'flageolet' originated from the French word 'flageolet', which was borrowed from the Provencal 'flageolet', a diminutive of 'flageol', meaning 'pipe' or 'whistle'. The flageolet has been used in music since the 17th century and has been a popular choice for creating high-pitched sounds in various compositions.

See also: flag, flagon, flags, flagstone, unflagging.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #37,454, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.