saxophone
Syllables: sax·o·phoneUK/ˈsæksəˌfəʊ̯n//ˈsæksəˌfoʊ̯n/
saxophone noun: a single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
Noun
saxophone (plural saxophones)
- A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
- I played the saxophone in high school.
- Synonyms:
- sax, gobble-pipe, saxomaphone
- Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.
- The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.
Verb
saxophone (third-person singular simple present saxophones, present participle saxophoning, simple past and past participle saxophoned)
- To play the saxophone.
saxophone meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
saxophone in Hindi
- a musical instrument of the woodwind family
- सैक्सोफ़ोन saiksofon, सेक्सोफोन seksophon
saxophone in Tamil
- சக்சாஃபோன், கூம்பிசைக்கருவி
saxophone in Marathi
- a musical instrument of the woodwind family
- सॅक्सोफोन sĕksophon
saxophone in Urdu
- سیکسوفون
More languagesFewer languages
- saxophone in Bengali
- স্যাক্সোফোন sêkśōphōn
- saxophone in Telugu
- సాక్సోఫోన్, శాక్సోఫోన్
- saxophone in Malayalam
- സാക്സോഫോൺ, സാക്സഫോൺ, സാക്സ്ഫോൺ
- saxophone in Kannada
- ಸ್ಯಾಕ್ಸೋಫೋನ್, ಸ್ಯಾಕ್ಸೊಫೋನ್, ಶಾಕ್ಸೋಫೋನ್
- saxophone in Punjabi
- ਸੈਕਸੋਫੋਨ, ਸੈਕਸੋਫ਼ੋਨ
- saxophone in Gujarati
- સેક્સોફોન, સૅક્સોફોન
- saxophone in Odia
- ସାକ୍ସୋଫୋନ୍, ସାକ୍ସୋଫୋନ, ଶାକ୍ସୋଫୋନ୍
- saxophone in Nepali
- स्याक्सोफोन, स्याक्सफोन, साक्सोफोन
- saxophone in Tagalog
- saksopon
- saxophone in Arabic
- سَاكْسُفُون sāksufūn
- saxophone in Malay
- saksofon
- saxophone in Indonesian
- saksofon
- saxophone in Persian
- ساکسوفون sâksofon
- saxophone in Thai
- แซ็กโซโฟน sɛ́k-soo-foon
- saxophone in Vietnamese
- xacxô, xắc xô
- saxophone in Myanmar
- ဆက်ဆိုဟွန်း hcakhcuihwan:
Examples of saxophone in a sentence
- Jenny is a talented musician, playing the cello, saxophone, piano and guitar.
- Brooks performed a saxophone solo on stage, with Robert as accompaniment on the bass.
- Our ears were assailed by her joyous efforts on her new saxophone.
Synonyms of saxophone
Forms of saxophone
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | saxophones |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | saxophones |
| present participle | saxophoning |
| past participle | saxophoned |
| past | saxophoned |
Origin of saxophone
Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“something that makes a sound”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”). The first element surname is a variant of the German Sachs (“Saxon”). Analyzable as Sax + -o- + -phone.
Words formed from saxophone
Questions about saxophone
- What does saxophone mean?
- Saxophone means a single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
- What is saxophone in Hindi?
- Saxophone in Hindi is सैक्सोफ़ोन (saiksofon), सेक्सोफोन (seksophon). See Saxophone meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is saxophone?
- Saxophone can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce saxophone?
- Saxophone is pronounced /ˈsæksəˌfəʊ̯n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of saxophone?
- The plural of saxophone is saxophones.
Words near saxophone in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: saxophone (page history and authors); saxophone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); saxophone (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); saxophone (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); saxophone (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); saxophone (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); saxophone (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); saxophone (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); saxophone (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); saxophone (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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