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contrabass saxophone

contrabass saxophone noun: a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the subcontrabass saxophone but larger than the bass saxophone, with a range of D♭₁ to A₃ or similar.

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

contrabass saxophone (plural contrabass saxophones)

  1. A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the subcontrabass saxophone but larger than the bass saxophone, with a range of D♭₁ to A₃ or similar.
    Synonyms:
    contrabass sax

Synonyms of contrabass saxophone

Forms of contrabass saxophone

pluralcontrabass saxophones

Words formed from contrabass saxophone

Questions about contrabass saxophone

What does contrabass saxophone mean?
Contrabass saxophone means a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the subcontrabass saxophone but larger than the bass saxophone, with a range of D♭₁ to A₃ or similar.
What part of speech is contrabass saxophone?
Contrabass saxophone is a noun.
What is the plural of contrabass saxophone?
The plural of contrabass saxophone is contrabass saxophones.

Words near contrabass saxophone in the dictionary

  1. contrabass clarinets
  2. contrabass recorder
  3. contrabass recorders
  4. contrabass sax
  5. contrabass saxes
  6. contrabass saxophone
  7. contrabass saxophones
  8. contrabass saxophonist
  9. contrabass saxophonists
  10. contrabasses
  11. contrabassi

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