sax
pronunciation
How to pronounce sax in British English:
UK [sæks]
How to pronounce sax in American English:
US [sæks]
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- Noun:
- a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
Word Origin
- sax (n.)
- 1923, colloquial shortening of saxophone.
Example
- 1. Sax claims that " many more are in the pipeline for 2008-2009 . "
- 2. This particular implementation is in java , provides sax and dom interfaces for use , and is open source .
- 3. I joined him on sax for summertime , the first time wed played together since 1964 .
- 4. Another of mr. sheik 's students , ned otter , said , " jerry was the first one to put a sax in my hand . "
- 5. When I call up that beautiful face and those elegant cocoa-brown fingers running along the sax 's keys , I am always convinced of it .