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sax·o·phone

(săk′sə-fōn′)
n.
A woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece and a usually curved conical metal tube, including soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone sizes.

[After Sax, surname of 19th-century Belgian instrument-making family.]

sax′o·phon′ist n.
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saxophone

(ˈsæksəˌfəʊn)
n
(Instruments) 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. Often shortened to: sax
[C19: named after Adolphe Sax (1814–94), Belgian musical-instrument maker, who invented it (1846)]
saxophonic adj
saxophonist n
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sax•o•phone

(ˈsæk səˌfoʊn)

n.
a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usu. brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed.
[1850–55; Sax (see saxhorn) + -o- + -phone]
sax`o•phon′ic (-ˈfɒn ɪk) adj.
sax′o•phon`ist, n.
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Noun 1. [画像:saxophone - a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore]saxophone - a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind - a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)
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Translations
سَكْسُوفُون سَكْسوفون: آلة موسيقيَّه
saxofon
saxofon
saksofoni
saksofon
szakszofonszaxofon
saxófónn
サクソフォーンサクソフォン
색소폰
saksofonassaksofonistas
saksofons
saxofon
saxofón
saksofon
saxofon
แซ็กโซโฟน
kèn saxophone

saxophone

[ˈsæksəfəʊn] Nsaxofón m, saxófono m
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saxophone

[ˈsæksəfəʊn] nsaxophone m
I play the saxophone → Je joue du saxophone.
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saxophone

nSaxofon nt, → Saxophon nt
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saxophone

[ˈsæksəˌfəʊn] nsassofono
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saxophone

(ˈsaksəfəun) noun
a type of musical instrument with a curved metal tube, played by blowing. saksofoon سَكْسوفون: آلة موسيقيَّه саксофон saxofone saxofon das Saxophon saxofon σαξόφωνο saxofón saksofon ساكسوفون saksofoni saxophone סקסופון सैक्साफोन एक तरह का बाजा saksofon szakszofon saksofon saxófónn sassofono サキソフォン 색소폰 saksofonas saksofons saksofon saxofoon saksofon saksofon ساكسفون saxofone saxofon саксофон saxofón saksofon saksofon saxofon แซกโซโฟน saksafon 薩克斯風 саксофон پھونک سے بجنے والا نفیری کے قسم کا ساز kèn xắc-xô 萨克斯管
saxophonist (sakˈsofənist) , (ˈsaksəfounist) noun
saksofoonspeler عازِف على آلة السكسوفون саксофонист saxofonista saxofonista, -tka der/die Saxophonist(in) saxofonist σαξοφωνίστας saxofonista saksofonist نوازنده ساكسوفون saksofonisti saxophoniste נָגַן סַקסוֹפוֹן फौजी वाद्य-यंत्र वादक saksofonist szakszofonos peniup saksofon saxófónleikari sassofonista サキソフォン奏者 색소폰 연주자 saksofonistas saksofonists peniup saksofon saxofonist saksofonist saksofonista ساکسفونست saxofonista saxofonist саксофонист saxofonista saksofonist saksofonista saxofonist นักแซกโซโฟน saksafoncu 薩克斯風吹奏者 саксофоніст سیکسوفون بجانے والا người chơi xắc-xô 萨克斯管吹奏者
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saxophone

سَكْسُوفُون saxofon saxofon Saxophon σαξόφωνο saxofón saksofoni saxophone saksofon sassofono サクソフォーン 색소폰 saxofoon saksofon saksofon saxofone саксофон saxofon แซ็กโซโฟน saksafon kèn saxophone 萨克斯管
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