saxophone

CEFRB1

/ˈsæksəˌfəʊ̯n/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A curved wind instrument with a metal body and keys.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.

Examples

  • Tom plays the baritone saxophone and Mary plays the alto saxophone.

  • I play the tenor saxophone.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsæksəˌfoʊ̯n/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To play the saxophone.

  2. A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

More examples

In context

  • Kenny Gorelick murdered the soprano saxophone.

  • I played the saxophone in high school.

  • The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.