Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenor saxophone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: tenor sax-o-phone
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the baritone saxophone but larger than the alto saxophone, with a range of A♭₂ to E₅ or similar.

Inflected Forms

tenor saxophones (plural)

Phrases

tenor saxophonist

Synonyms

tenor sax

Questions

What does tenor saxophone mean?: A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the baritone saxophone but larger than the alto saxophone, with a range of A♭₂ to E₅ or similar.

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