Image:Saxophone alto.jpg|thumb|right|An alto saxophone.
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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 ��νή (f�n�, 'voice').

Pronunciation
audio|En-us-saxophone.ogg|audio (US)

Noun
en-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

Derived terms
saxophonist
sopranino saxophone
soprano saxophone
alto saxophone
tenor saxophone
baritone saxophone
bass saxophone
contra-bass saxophone

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|سا�س��� (saksufú:n) m
Chinese: ���管 (sàkèsīgu�n)
Croatian: t-|hr|saksofon|m
Dutch: saxofoon
Finnish: t+|fi|saksofoni
French: t+|fr|saxophone|m
German: t+|de|Saxophon|n
Greek: �αξ���νο (saxófono) n
Hebrew: סקספ�� (saksofón) m
Hungarian: szaxofon
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Italian: sassofono m
Japanese: t-|ja|������|trsakusofon|scJpan
Korean: ��� (saeksopon)
Latin: saxophonus m
Latvian: saksofons m
Polish: t+|pl|saksofon|m
Portuguese: t-|pt|saxofone|m
Romanian: t+|ro|saxofon|n
Russian: t+|ru|�ак�о�он|m|trsaksofón|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|saksofon|m
Spanish: saxofón m, saxófono m
Swedish: t+|sv|saxofon

German

Noun
Saxophone

plural of|Saxophon

1. defn|German

el:saxophone
fr:saxophone
io:saxophone
it:saxophone
ru:saxophone
fi:saxophone
vi:saxophone
tr:saxophone

• 2007-11-27 21:57 - DerbethBot - added audio En-us-saxophone.ogg; added missing pron. section

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