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Meanings of Sax in English

Portuguese
saxofone
Catalan
saxòfon
Spanish
saxófono
Wikidata

A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore.

saxofone
Portuguese
adolphe sax
Catalan
adolphe sax
Spanish
adolphe sax

A Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)

adolphe sax
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Examples for "Adolphe Sax"
Examples for "Adolphe Sax"
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I "breakfasted" again and again with Adolphe Sax, and had always the same fare-"unbifteck et des oeufs sur le plat."
The Bed-Book of Happiness / Being a colligation or assemblage of...
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But the saxophone has penetrated far beyond that particular world, which, of course, didn't exist when Adolphe Sax patented his new instrument in 1846.
The Irish Times
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The Wagner tuba was made by Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone and had its first outing in 1875 for Wagner's Das Rheingold.
Radio NZ

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Usage of Sax in English
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But even by these standards the lifts at the Sax are exceptional.
Neither here nor there: travels in europe
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Mr. Sax had left Carsham Hall by the first train-nobodyknew why.
Little Novels
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They only seemed to know what Mr. Sax himself had told them.
Little Novels
4
Mr. Sax had taken refuge from me in one of the ground-floor rooms.
Little Novels
5
The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Hand Of Fu-Manchu, by Sax Rohmer
The Hand of Fu-Manchu / Being a New Phase in the Activities of F...
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Only the sound of the cascading Po river in front of Doctor Sax.
Wired
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The Goon Sax took over The Go-Betweens shop and ran it very well.
The Irish Times
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Harris and Frawley were part of a syndicate that owned pacer Shadow Sax.
News.com.au
9
Originally started in Darlington, Sax opened a few offices in the South of England.
The South African
10
The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Golden Scorpion, by Sax Rohmer
The Golden Scorpion
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One of its directors is millionaire property developer John Sax.
Radio NZ
12
Do not despise me-andlet us return to Mr. Sax.
Little Novels
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She smiled pleasantly, as if my supposed dislike of Mr. Sax rather amused her.
Little Novels
14
Eventually Baumann found a place at the Hammersmith branch of Sax Hair and Beauty.
The South African
15
Mr. Sax hovered about, with Miss Melbury's eye on him.
Little Novels
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Initially crafted from wood, Sax's instruments flared at the tip to form a music-amplifying bell.
Wired
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