/ Dictionary / Index C contrabassoon: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: con•tra•bas•soon Pronunciation: (kon'tru-ba-sn', -bu-), [key] — n. a bassoon larger in size and an octave lower in pitch than the ordinary bassoon; a double bassoon. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: contrabassoon (Thesaurus) contrabasso contracept Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language