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SAX

Pronunciation (US):

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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 ("sax" is a kind of...):

single-reed instrument; single-reed woodwind (a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)

Synonyms:

Adolphe Sax; Sax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

maker; shaper (a person who makes things)

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