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What is a flute classified as?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

A woodwind instrument. Because it used to actually be made of wood, and there's no where else to stick it it. It's sort of the odd instrument, because it doesn't REALLY fit in any where.

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