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bass saxophone

bass saxophone noun: a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the contrabass saxophone but larger than the baritone saxophone, with a range of A♭₁ to E♭₄ or similar.

bass saxophone: a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the contrabass...
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Noun

bass saxophone (plural bass saxophones)

  1. A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the contrabass saxophone but larger than the baritone saxophone, with a range of A♭₁ to E♭₄ or similar.
    Synonyms:
    bass sax

Synonyms of bass saxophone

Forms of bass saxophone

pluralbass saxophones

Words formed from bass saxophone

Questions about bass saxophone

What does bass saxophone mean?
Bass saxophone means a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the contrabass saxophone but larger than the baritone saxophone, with a range of A♭₁ to E♭₄ or similar.
What part of speech is bass saxophone?
Bass saxophone is a noun.
What is the plural of bass saxophone?
The plural of bass saxophone is bass saxophones.

Words near bass saxophone in the dictionary

  1. bass reflexes
  2. Bass River
  3. Bass Rock
  4. bass sax
  5. bass saxes
  6. bass saxophone
  7. bass saxophones
  8. bass saxophonist
  9. bass saxophonists
  10. bass staff
  11. bass staffs

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