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English
Etymology
Named after w:John_Philip_Sousa|John Philip Sousa, the famous march composer and conductor, with the suffix -phone.
Noun
en-noun
- musici A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musician a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.
Derived terms
sousaphonist
Translations
trans-top|brass instrument
Finnish: sousafoni
French: soubassophone
German: Sousafon
Italian: susafono
trans-mid
Japanese: ������ (sūzafon)
Korean: ����� (soeusaponeo)
Spanish: susáfono
Swedish: sousafon
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Category:English eponyms
fr:sousaphone
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