multireed

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Etymology

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multi- +‎ reed

Adjective

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multireed (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to more than one reed, as in a musical instrument.
    • 1988 November 18, Neil Tesser, “Pierre Dorge Quartet”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      Dorge's New Jungle Orchestra proved a delightful surprise for many at the '87 Chicago Jazz Fest; this weekend, he appears with two charter members of that troupe--his wife Irene Becker on keyboards and multireed man Morten Carlsen--as well as frequent sideman Chicagoan Hamid Drake on drums.