SAXOPHONE


Meaning of SAXOPHONE in English

ˈsaksəˌfōn noun

Etymology: French, from Antoine J. (known as Adolphe) Sax died 1894 Belgian maker of musical instruments, its inventor + French -phone

1. : a wind instrument that combines the reed mouthpiece of a clarinet with a usually curved conical metal tube made in various sizes, that is equipped with finger keys, and that is used especially in military bands and dance orchestras

2. : a flue or reed pipe-organ stop so constructed as to imitate the saxophone

• sax·o·phon·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fänik adjective

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