User:Robert Ullmann/s2

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An alto saxophone.

English

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Etymology

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A combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + a connecting 'o' to make the word pronounceable + the English affix "phone", from Greek φωνή (fōnḗ, 'voice').

Pronunciation

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Noun

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s2 (plural s2s)

  1. (deprecated label) A single reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards

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