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SAX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sax mean?
• SAX (noun)
The noun SAX has 2 senses:
1. a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
2. a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
Familiarity information: SAX used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Adolphe Sax; Sax
Instance hypernyms:
maker; shaper (a person who makes things)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sax; saxophone
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))
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