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/ˈbæɡˌpaɪps/ · noun
A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds..
Bagpipes are traditionally played in most Celtic regions and many former parts of the British Empire.
“Iʼll tell you something: there is nothing in the world like the sound of the bagpipes to raise a manʼs morale, to lift his spirits, and give him strength.”
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Bagpipes means A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds..
Common synonyms include bagpipe, pipes, the pipes.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Bagpipes are traditionally played in most Celtic regions and many former parts of the British Empire.
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