saxophone
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“phone”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”)
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsæksəfoʊn/
audio (US) (file)
Noun
saxophone (plural saxophones)
- (music) A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
- Synonyms: sax, gobble-pipe
Derived terms
Derived terms
- alto saxophone
- baritone saxophone
- bass saxophone
- contra-bass saxophone
- saxophonist
- sopranino saxophone
- soprano saxophone
- tenor saxophone
Translations
a musical instrument of the woodwind family
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sak.sɔ.fɔn/
Audio (file) - Homophones: saxophonent, saxophones
Verb
saxophone
- first-person singular present indicative of saxophoner
- third-person singular present indicative of saxophoner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of saxophoner
- third-person singular present subjunctive of saxophoner
- second-person singular imperative of saxophoner
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