saxophone

See also: Saxophone and saxophoné

English

An alto saxophone.

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/
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Noun

saxophone (plural saxophones)

  1. (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

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

saxophone m (plural saxophones)

  1. saxophone

Verb

saxophone

  1. first-person singular present indicative of saxophoner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of saxophoner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of saxophoner
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of saxophoner
  5. second-person singular imperative of saxophoner
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