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Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]saxophone (plural saxophones)
- 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, saxomaphone
- Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.
- The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a musical instrument of the woodwind family
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Verb
[edit]saxophone (third-person singular simple present saxophones, present participle saxophoning, simple past and past participle saxophoned)
- To play the saxophone.
References
[edit]- Wilson, R.M., and Reaney, Percy H., Dictionary of English Surnames, 3rd ed., Oxford University Press, 1995.
Further reading
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sax + -o- + -phone. Named after Adolphe Sax (1814–1894), its inventor.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /sak.sɔ.fɔn/
Audio: (file) - Homophones: saxophonent, saxophones
Noun
[edit]saxophone m (plural saxophones)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Verb
[edit]saxophone
- inflection of saxophoner:
Further reading
[edit]- “saxophone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sek-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂- (speak)
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from German
- English terms interfixed with -o-
- English terms suffixed with -phone
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
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- en:Woodwind instruments
- French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sek-
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂- (speak)
- French terms interfixed with -o-
- French terms suffixed with -phone
- French eponyms
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French terms with homophones
- French lemmas
- French nouns
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- fr:Woodwind instruments