sax·o·phone
 saxophone
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- pronunciation:
- saek
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fon
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noun |
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A saxophone is an instrument for playing music. It has a long, curved, metal body and a piece at the top where you put your mouth. You blow into the saxophone to make sounds.
A saxophone is shiny and the same color as a trumpet or a tuba, but you play it more like a clarinet. My sister can play both the saxophone and the clarinet.
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| derivation: |
saxophonist (n.) |
The
saxophone was named after its inventor, the Belgian instrument maker, Antoine Sax.