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noun 
  1. (musici) A single reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards
Translations: 
  • Dutch: saxofoon
  • French: saxophone(fr)m
  • German: Saxophon(de)n
  • Spanish: saxofón , saxófono
Etymology: A combination of the surname of its inventor w:Adolphe Sax, Adolphe Sax (1814"1894) + a connecting 'o' to make the word pronounceable + the English affix "phone", from Greek (fÅná, 'voice').


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