saxophone
saxo·phone [saxophone saxophones] BrE [ˈsæksəfəʊn] NAmE [ˈsæksəfoʊn] (also informal sax) noun 
a metal musical instrument that you blow into, used especially in ↑jazz
See also: ↑sax
Word Origin:
from the name of Adolphe Sax (1814–94), the Belgian instrument-maker + -phone (see ↑phone).
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