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   embouchure

   /ˌɒmbʊˈʃʊə/

   noun

   • 1. the way in which a player applies their mouth to the mouthpiece of a brass or wind instrument, especially as it affects the production of the sound.
   • ▪ the mouthpiece of a flute or a similar instrument.
   • 2. the mouth of a river or valley. archaic

   Word Origin mid 18th century: French, from s'emboucher ‘discharge itself by the mouth’, from emboucher ‘put in or to the mouth’, from em- ‘into’ + bouche ‘mouth’.

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