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? — deniko
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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? — deniko
I didn't know Tom could play the saxophone.
Я не знав, що Том уміє грати на саксофоні. — deniko
ruЯ не знал, что Том умеет играть на саксофоне. — marafon
I wish I was better at playing the saxophone.
Я хотів би вміти краще грати на саксофоні. — deniko
Tom plays the saxophone.
Том грає на саксофоні. — deniko
ruТом играет на саксофоне. — nina99nv
deTom spielt Saxophon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Can you play the saxophone?
Ти вмієш грати на саксофоні? — deniko
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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