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convalesce(dictionary)

shakuhachi (sh) and convalesce (oh)


shakuhachi (sh)




Japanese end-blown bamboo flute.

Its notes are produced by blowing across the open upper end, resulting in a distinctively breathy tone. It has five fingerholes. The shakuhachi is of great antiquity; it has been widely played as a solo instrument and in small ensembles, especially with the koto and samisen (a fretless lute).


convalesce (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: convalescere, from com- ( COM-) + valescere 'to grow strong']
to spend time getting well after an illness
-synonym recover recover
::the time needed to convalesce after an operation