saxophone
A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of…A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
» Who did Tom give his old saxophone to?
Кому Том віддав свій старий саксофон?
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
Saxofon
саксофо́нsaksofón
саксофо́нsaksofón
a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.
The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.
Examples
171 sentencesWho did Tom give his old saxophone to?
Кому Том віддав свій старий саксофон?
I didn't know Tom could play the saxophone.
Я не знав, що Том уміє грати на саксофоні.
ruЯ не знал, что Том умеет играть на саксофоне.
I wish I was better at playing the saxophone.
Я хотів би вміти краще грати на саксофоні.
Tom plays the saxophone.
Том грає на саксофоні.
ruТом играет на саксофоне.
deTom spielt Saxophon.
Can you play the saxophone?
Ти вмієш грати на саксофоні?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (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.
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Forms
plural: saxophones| Singular | saxophone |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore:sax
Word family
17 related wordsCollocations
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