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sax
| sax-tuba
| saxatile
| saxe
| saxe-coburg-gotha
| saxe-gothea
sax
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sax has 2 senses
- sax(n = noun.person) adolphe sax - a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894); Array is a kind of maker, shaper
- sax(n = noun.artifact) saxophone - a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore; Array is a kind of single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind
CIDE DICTIONARY
sax, n. [AS. seax a knife.].
A kind of chopping instrument for trimming the edges of roofing slates. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sax, n. colloq.
1 a saxophone.
2 a saxophone-player.
1 a saxophone.
2 a saxophone-player.
Derivative
saxist n.
sax, n. (also zax) a slater's chopper, with a point for making nail-holes.
Etymology
OE seax knife f. Gmc
ROGET THESAURUS
sax
Musical Instruments
N musical instruments, band, string-band, brass-band, orchestra, orchestrina, monochord, polychord, harp, lyre, lute, archlute, mandola, mandolin, mandoline, guitar, zither, cither, cithern, gittern, rebeck, bandurria, bandura, banjo, bina, vina, xanorphica, viol, violin, fiddle, kit, viola, viola d'amore, viola di gamba, tenor, cremona, violoncello, bass, bass viol, base viol, theorbo, double base, contrabasso, violone, psaltery, bow, fiddlestick, piano, pianoforte, harpsichord, clavichord, clarichord, manichord, clavier, spinet, virginals, dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, vielle, pianino, Eolian harp, organ, harmonium, harmoniphon, American organ, barrel organ, hand organ, accordion, seraphina, concertina, humming top, flute, fife, piccolo, flageolet, clarinet, claronet, basset horn, corno di bassetto, oboe, hautboy, cor Anglais, corno Inglese, bassoon, double bassoon, contrafagotto, serpent, bass clarinet, bagpipes, union pipes, musette, ocarina, Pandean pipes, reed instrument, sirene, pipe, pitch-pipe, sourdet, whistle, catcall, doodlesack, harmoniphone, horn, bugle, cornet, cornet-a-pistons, cornopean, clarion, trumpet, trombone, ophicleide, French horn, saxophone, sax, buglehorn, saxhorn, flugelhorn, althorn, helicanhorn, posthorn, sackbut, euphonium, bombardon tuba, cymbal, bell, gong, tambour, tambourine, tamborine, drum, tom-tom, tabor, tabret, tabourine, taborin, side drum, kettle drum, timpani, tympani, tymbal, timbrel, castanet, bones, musical glasses, musical stones, harmonica, sounding-board, rattle, tam-tam, zambomba, reed, tuning fork, triangle, Jew's harp, musical box, harmonicon, xylophone, sordine, sordet, sourdine, sourdet, mute, (iv) PERCEPTION OF SOUND.
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