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Definition of: chalumeau
(shal′yə·mō′, Fr. Shálü·mō′) noun
1. The lowest register of the clarinet.
2. An old, single–reed wind instrument from which the clarinet developed. [<F <OF chalemel <L calamellus, dim. of calamus reed]
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