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saxophone

sax·o·phone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sak-suh-fohn]
    • /ˈsæk səˌfoʊn/
    • /ˈsæk.sə.fəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sak-suh-fohn]
    • /ˈsæk səˌfoʊn/

Definitions of saxophone word

  • noun saxophone a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usually brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed. 1
  • noun saxophone music: wind instrument 1
  • variable noun saxophone A saxophone is a musical instrument in the shape of a curved metal tube with a narrower part that you blow into and keys that you press. 0
  • noun saxophone 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 0
  • noun saxophone any of a group of keyed woodwind instruments having a single reed, conical bore, and metal body, usually curved 0
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Origin of saxophone

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; Sax (see saxhorn) + -o- + -phone

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Parts of speech for Saxophone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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saxophone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • bass saxophone

    a large saxophone of low range, usually supported on a stand while being played.

  • altoist

    a person who plays the alto saxophone

  • chicago style

    a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.

  • jazz band

    a band specializing in jazz, and consisting typically of trumpet, trombone, clarinet, saxophone, piano, double bass, and percussion.

  • norteña

    a lively, polkalike folk music chiefly of southern Texas and northern Mexico, usually with Spanish lyrics and played on accordion and 12-string guitar, sometimes with fiddle and saxophone.

  • reed instrument

    a wind instrument with a single or double reed, as a saxophone or an oboe.
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