saxophone
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sax·o·phone /ˈsæksəfəʊn $ -foʊn/ (also sax /sæks/ informal) noun [countableC] 
APMa curved musical instrument made of metal that you play by blowing into it and pressing buttons, used especially in popular music and jazz 萨克斯管 →5 see picture at 见图 woodwindExamples from the Corpus
saxophone• In one corner was a cello; in another a saxophone.• Biscoe is a saxophone virtuoso of great lyricism, passion, stamina, and considerable versatility.• I feel good when people tell me I play the flute like a saxophone.• The jazzy clarinet and saxophone solos of Norbert Stachel work well in setting the New Orleans milieu early on as well.• Clyde also brought along his saxophone and sheet music.• Berne started playing saxophone in high school.• Alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet, flute. b Baltimore.• Tenor and soprano saxophones. b. White's Chapel, Oklahoma, 1940.
(1800-1900) French from Adolphe Sax (1814-94), Belgian musician who invented the instrument
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