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Saxophone

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsæksəfoʊn

Definitions

  1. A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
  2. Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.

Equivalents

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Catalàsaxofon
Češtinasaxofon
Ελληνικάσαξόφωνο
Esperantosaksofono
Gaeilgesacsafón
Galegosaxofón
Magyarszaxofon
Հայերենսաքսոֆոն
Bahasa Indonesiasaksofon
Italianosassofono
ქართულისაქსოფონი
Қазақ тілісаксофон
ភាសាខ្មែរសាក់សូហ្វូន
한국어색소폰
Lietuviųsaksofonas
Македонскисаксофон
Bahasa Melayusaksofon
Nederlandssaxofoon
Polskisaksofon
Portuguêssaxofone
Românăsaxofon
Русскийсаксофон
Slovenčinasaxofón
Slovenščinasaksofon
Svenskasaxofon
Kiswahilisaksafoni
Türkçesaksafon
Українськасаксофон
Tiếng Việtxác xơ

Examples

“I played the saxophone in high school.”
The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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