sax
noun (a sax, saxes)
Everyday
(informal) A sax is a saxophone, a curved metal wind instrument played with a reed, used in jazz and pop. tree →
In the lessons
In music lessons and bands, the sax is a woodwind instrument, even though made of brass. Phrases: play the sax.
Examples
- He plays the sax in the school band. tree →
- The sax solo was great. tree →
- My sax is in the case. tree →
- Jazz bands often have a sax. tree →
- I want to learn the sax. tree →
- The sax player blew a long note. tree →
Note
Short for saxophone. Plural: saxes. Sounds like «sacks» and «Saxe», homophones.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «sax» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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