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saxophone

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Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
22
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈsæksəˌfəʊ̯n/
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/ˈsæksəˌfəʊ̯n/ · /ˈsæksəˌfoʊ̯n/

Definition of saxophone

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

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.
    “I played the saxophone in high school.”
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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.
    “I played the saxophone in high school.”
  2. Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.
    “The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.”

verb

  1. To play the saxophone.

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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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