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saxophone

Pronunciation: /ˈsæksəˌfəʊ̯n/

The English word “saxophone” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
  2. Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.

verb

  1. To play the saxophone.

Etymology

Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“something that makes a sound”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”). The first element surname is a variant of the German Sachs (“Saxon”). Analyzable as Sax + -o- + -phone.

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