saxophone
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sax·o·phone
(săk′sə-fōn′)n.
A woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece and a usually curved conical metal tube, including soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone sizes.
[After Sax, surname of 19th-century Belgian instrument-making family.]
sax′o·phon′ist n.
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saxophone
(ˈsæksəˌfəʊn)n
(Instruments) a keyed wind instrument of mellow tone colour, used mainly in jazz and dance music. It is made in various sizes, has a conical bore, and a single reed. Often shortened to: sax
[C19: named after Adolphe Sax (1814–94), Belgian musical-instrument maker, who invented it (1846)]
saxophonic adj
saxophonist n
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sax•o•phone
(ˈsæk səˌfoʊn)n.
a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usu. brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed.
sax`o•phon′ic (-ˈfɒn ɪk) adj.
sax′o•phon`ist, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  saxophone - a single-reed woodwind with a conical boresingle-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind - a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone) |
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Translations
سَكْسُوفُونسَكْسوفون: آلة موسيقيَّه
saxofon
saxofon
saksofoni
saksofon
szakszofonszaxofon
saxófónn
サクソフォーンサクソフォン
색소폰
saksofonassaksofonistas
saksofons
saxofon
saxofón
saksofon
saxofon
แซ็กโซโฟน
kèn saxophone
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saxophone
(ˈsaksəfəun) noun a type of musical instrument with a curved metal tube, played by blowing.
saxophonist (sakˈsofənist) , (ˈsaksəfounist) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
saxophone
→ سَكْسُوفُون saxofon saxofon Saxophon σαξόφωνο saxofón saksofoni saxophone saksofon sassofono サクソフォーン 색소폰 saxofoon saksofon saksofon saxofone саксофон saxofon แซ็กโซโฟน saksafon kèn saxophone 萨克斯管Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009