saxophone
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈsæksəˌfəʊ̯n//
- United States//ˈsæksəˌfoʊ̯n//
A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
noun
- 1
A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
I played the saxophone in high school.
- 2
Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.
The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.
Etymology
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.
verb
- 1
To play the saxophone.
Forms
- plural
- saxophones
- past tense
- saxophoned
- past participle
- saxophoned
- present participle
- saxophoning
- third person singular
- saxophones
saxophone · A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
say · To pronounce.Say · A surname.saying · A proverb or maxim.