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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

instrumentation, instrumentality go
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

device go
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

instrument, musical instrument go
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

wind, wind instrument go
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath

brass, brass instrument
a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

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baritone, baritone horn go
the second lowest brass wind instrument
bass horn, sousaphone, tuba go
the lowest brass wind instrument
bugle go
a brass instrument without valves
clarion go
a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
horn, cornet, trumpet, trump go
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
flugelhorn, fluegelhorn go
a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore
horn, French horn go
a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
saxhorn go
any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves
trombone go
a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide