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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)
2.sax - a single-reed woodwind with a conical boresax - a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
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] Nsaxo 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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He became the musical director on TV's Spot That Tune, and released five albums, Full House Saxes (1968), Sweet Sax at The Cinema(1969), Movie Time (1969) Sax-Cess (1969), It's Cabaret Time(1970), with Full House Saxes getting to number four in the Japanese charts!
The band has many musical instruments - drums, percussion, tuba, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, four trombones, five trumpets, bass sax, baritone sax, four tenor saxes, eight alto saxes, two soprano saxes, two clarinets, four trombones, three flutes and last, but not least, a single piccolo.
Mike, who is 74 the next day, has roped in Rod Mason (saxes), Ian Royle (trumpet), Andy Hillier (trombone), Bill Charleson (alto sax), Vinny Parker (piano) and Brian Jackson (bass) for a very special double celebration.