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.
Pronunciation
Noun
saxophone (plural saxophones)
- 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, saxomaphone
- Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.
- The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.
Derived terms
Translations
a musical instrument of the woodwind family
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Verb
saxophone (third-person singular simple present saxophones, present participle saxophoning, simple past and past participle saxophoned)
- To play the saxophone.
References
- Wilson, R.M., and Reaney, Percy H., Dictionary of English Surnames, 3rd ed., Oxford University Press, 1995.
Further reading
Etymology
Sax + -o- + -phone. Named after Adolphe Sax (1814–1894), its inventor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sak.sɔ.fɔn/
Audio: (file) - Homophones: saxophonent, saxophones
Noun
saxophone m (plural saxophones)
Derived terms
Descendants
Verb
saxophone
- inflection of saxophoner:
Further reading
- “saxophone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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