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SAXOPHONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)