English Explanatory Dictionary

saxophone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
  2. Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.
verb
  1. To play the saxophone.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæksəˌfəʊ̯n/ /ˈsæksəˌfoʊ̯n/ En-us-saxophone.ogg

Word forms

saxophone saxophones saxophoning saxophoned

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.

Synonyms

sax gobble-pipe saxomaphone

Derived words

alto saxophone baritone saxophone bass saxophone contrabass saxophone jazzophone sax saxophonelike saxophonic saxophonist saxophony sopranino saxophone sopranissimo saxophone soprano saxophone soprillo saxophone subcontrabass saxophone tenor saxophone trumpophone
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