flute

Pronunciation

• enPR: floo͞t
• IPA: /fluːt/
• SAMPA: /flu:t/

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Noun

Singular flute

Plural flutes

A flute

A man playing a flute

The part of a flute that you blow across

1. (countable) A flute is a musical instrument that you blow into to make sound.

   He played the flute so much better than his seniors that he became the best player in the band.