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# oboe

noun (oboe, oboes)

«oboe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An oboe is a woodwind musical instrument shaped like a long thin tube, played by blowing through a double reed, which makes a clear, slightly sharp sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oboe/#m1)

### In the lessons

In music lessons, the oboe belongs to the woodwind family of the orchestra, with the flute, clarinet and bassoon; the orchestra tunes to the oboe's note A. In «Peter and the Wolf», the oboe plays the duck. Common phrases: «play the oboe», «oboe solo», «oboe player» (oboist).

### Examples

- My sister plays the oboe in the school orchestra. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oboe/#x1)
- In «Peter and the Wolf», the oboe is the duck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oboe/#x2)
- The oboe plays a note A so the whole orchestra can tune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oboe/#x3)
- An oboe has a double reed made of cane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oboe/#x4)
- The oboe solo sounded sad and beautiful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oboe/#x5)
- Learning the oboe takes a lot of breath control. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oboe/#x6)
- An oboe player is called an oboist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oboe/#x7)

### Note

Plural: oboes. Say OH-boh. Do not confuse with the clarinet, which has a single reed and a wider bell. «An oboe» (vowel sound).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oboe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oboe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oboe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oboe.html) on Mova free.