saxophone

Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“phone”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”)

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsæksəfoʊn/

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saxophone (plural saxophones)

1. (music) 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

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• IPA^(key): /sak.sɔ.fɔn/

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• Homophones: saxophonent, saxophones

saxophone m (plural saxophones)

1. saxophone

saxophone

1. first-person singular present indicative of saxophoner
2. third-person singular present indicative of saxophoner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of saxophoner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of saxophoner
5. second-person singular imperative of saxophoner