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saxophone definition

saxo·phone (sak′sə fōn′)

noun

any of a group of keyed woodwind instruments having a single reed, conical bore, and metal body, usually curved

Etymology: Fr, after A. J. Sax (see saxhorn) + -phone

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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