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/ˈalp.hɔːn/ · noun
(music) A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes..
Use alphorn when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alphorn means (music) A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes..
Common synonyms include Alpine horn.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use alphorn where its definition matches the intended context.
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