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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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| Noun | 1. |  Sax - a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894) |
| 2. |  sax - a single-reed woodwind with a conical boresingle-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind - a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone) |
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sax
n (inf: = saxophone) → Saxofon nt
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