Re: How does one pronounce "ophicleide?"


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Posted by Miner on March 21, 1999 at 01:18:59:

In Reply to: How does one pronounce "ophicleide?" posted by D. Seebaugh on March 20, 1999 at 15:23:29:

I don't know how my GG Grandfather pronounced it when he played one back in 1847, but my old American Heritage Dictionary from 1969 shows the primary as a short "o" (off-a-clyde).
The second is given as a long "o" (Owe-fa-clyde). The latest edition left the word out completely. I'm guessing it doesn't come up much today in normal conversation.


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