saxophone


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
saxophone /ˈsaksəfəʊn/
noun a member of a family of metal wind instruments with a reed like a clarinet, used especially in jazz and dance music.
– derivatives
saxophonic /-ˈfɒnɪk/ adjective,
saxophonist /sakˈsɒf(ə)nɪst, ˈsaksəˌfəʊnɪst/ noun.
– origin from Adolphe Sax (see saxhorn) + -phone.
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