diapason \dye-uh-PAY-zun\ - 1a. the principal foundation stop in the organ extending through the complete range of the instrument b. the entire range of musical tones 2a. tuning fork b. a standard of pitch
I was not anywhere near guessing this one. One of the example sentences barely fits into definition 1b and, it seems to me, almost represents a somewhat new definition. I'd never have pronounced this correctly; it would have come out more like \dye-AP-uh-zahn\.
tantara \tan-TAIR-uh\ - the blare of a trumpet or horn
Two new words over my extended (due to illness) weekend, and both are related to music. I believe I've heard this one before, and knew how to pronounce it, at least.
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