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tenor saxophone

tenor saxophone noun: a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the baritone saxophone but larger than the alto saxophone, with a range of A♭₂ to E₅ or similar.

tenor saxophone: a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the baritone...
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Noun

tenor saxophone (plural tenor saxophones)

  1. A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the baritone saxophone but larger than the alto saxophone, with a range of A♭₂ to E₅ or similar.
    Synonyms:
    tenor sax

Synonyms of tenor saxophone

Forms of tenor saxophone

pluraltenor saxophones

Words formed from tenor saxophone

Questions about tenor saxophone

What does tenor saxophone mean?
Tenor saxophone means a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the baritone saxophone but larger than the alto saxophone, with a range of A♭₂ to E₅ or similar.
What part of speech is tenor saxophone?
Tenor saxophone is a noun.
What is the plural of tenor saxophone?
The plural of tenor saxophone is tenor saxophones.

Words near tenor saxophone in the dictionary

  1. tenor of the times
  2. tenor recorder
  3. tenor recorders
  4. tenor sax
  5. tenor saxes
  6. tenor saxophone
  7. tenor saxophones
  8. tenor saxophonist
  9. tenor saxophonists
  10. tenor trombone
  11. tenor trombones

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