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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(music, obsolete) A large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston)..
[…]outside the school-gates were drawn up several chaises […] and a cornopean player, hired for the occasion, blowing away "A southerly wind and a cloudy sky," waking all peaceful inhabitants half-way down the High Street.
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Cornopean means (music, obsolete) A large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston)..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…]outside the school-gates were drawn up several chaises […] and a cornopean player, hired for the occasion, blowing away "A southerly wind and a cloudy sky," waking all peaceful inhabitants half-way down the High Street.
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