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saxophone
[sak-suh-fohn]
noun
a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usually brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed.
saxophone
/ ˈsæksəˌfəʊn, sækˈsɒfənɪst, ˌsæksəˈfɒnɪk /
noun
Often shortened to: sax.a keyed wind instrument of mellow tone colour, used mainly in jazz and dance music. It is made in various sizes, has a conical bore, and a single reed
Other 51Թ Forms
- saxophonic adjective
- saxophonist noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of saxophone1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of saxophone1
Example Sentences
RM and V greeted fans with salutes and a saxophone performance after being discharged on Tuesday.
He started out as a fiction writer who, while living in Paris, chanced upon avant-garde jazz and took up the saxophone.
Uchis was a sensitive child who would rather write poetry and play saxophone in a jazz band with her classmates; she was still in high school when she left home.
Phil Morris, representing Mr Wilkinson, said: "He is a professional musician who has, for many years, practised his bass saxophone at this property unhindered."
Pearson: I would be playing piano, and Jeremiah would be walking in, playing a saxophone up in the air.
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