SAXOPHONE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

Synonyms:

sax; saxophone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("saxophone" is a kind of...):

single-reed instrument; single-reed woodwind (a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone))

Derivation:

saxophonist (a musician who plays the saxophone)

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