panpipes

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See also: pan-pipes and pan pipes

English

Some panpipes

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Etymology

From Pan (Greek god of nature) +‎ pipes.

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Noun

panpipes pl (plural only)

  1. (music) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top.

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