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sax

 (săks)
n.
A saxophone.
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sax

(sæks)
n
(Tools) a tool resembling a small axe, used for cutting roofing slate
[Old English seax knife; related to Old Saxon sahs, Old Norse sax]

sax

(sæks)
n
(Instruments) informal short for saxophone
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sax

(sæks)

n.
a saxophone.
[by shortening]

Sax.

1. Saxon.
2. Saxony.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sax - a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)Sax - a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
Adolphe Sax
2.sax - a single-reed woodwind with a conical boresax - a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
saxophone
single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind - a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)
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Translations

sax

[sæks] N → saxo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sax

[ˈsæks] n (= saxophone) → saxo m
I play the sax → Je joue du saxo.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sax

n (inf: = saxophone) → Saxofon nt
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