sax

(săks)

A saxophone.

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sax

(sæks)

(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)

(Instruments) informal short for saxophone

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sax

(sæks)

n.

a saxophone.

[by shortening]

Sax.

1. Saxon.

2. Saxony.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Sax - a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894) Adolphe Sax
	2.	sax - a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore saxophone single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind - a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)

Translations

Saxophon

baron

sassofono

sax

[sæks] N → saxo 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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All four members of Sax Ecosse are graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.They formed the quartet in 2004 during their studies at the RCS where they won all of the major chamber music prizes including the Governor's Recital Prize and the Mary D Adams Prize for Chamber Music.

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The South are: Alison Wheeler (vocals), Gaz Birtles (vocals), Phil Barton (guitars), Steve Nutter (bass), Dave Anderson (drums), Karl Brown (percussion), Gareth John (trumpet), Su Robinson (sax), and Andy Price (keys).

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Angela Sax joined the EBRD Resident Office in Armenia in May 2006 where she has worked on a variety of projects in municipal infrastructure, property, manufacturing, agriculture and other industries.

EBRD names Angela Sax as head

A Being part of an hour long Later with Jools Holland programme with The Beautiful South and meeting and playing sax for Sam Moore of Sam and Dave fame as well as playing in front of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band and the London Gospel Community Choir also on the show.

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The quintet, created in September 2017 by saxophone professor George Krasidis, consists of students and collaborators of the Arte Music Academy in Nicosia (George Krasidis -- soprano/tenor sax, Achilleas Tomasidis -- alto/tenor sax, Nicholas Georgiou -- alto sax, Simos Tziakouris -- tenor sax, Aris Kyriakides -- baritone sax).

Saxophones have the sweetest sound