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Any saxophone player will have those influences come through in their music in a very different way. I can listen to the same 10 sax players as someone else for my entire life, and we'll both play completely differently. That's the beauty of being a musician.
Kenny G

Meaning of "sax" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAX

Old English seax knife; related to Old Saxon sahs, Old Norse sax.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SAX

sax  [sæks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sax is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sax in the English dictionary

The definition of sax in the dictionary is a tool resembling a small axe, used for cutting roofing slate.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAX


Ajax
ˈeɪdʒæks
axe
æks
Backs
bæks
climax
ˈklaɪmæks
DAX
dæks
Fairfax
ˈfɛəfæks
fax
fæks
Halifax
ˈhælɪˌfæks
IMAX
ˈaɪmæks
jacks
dʒæks
lax
læks
max
mæks
pax
pæks
relax
rɪˈlæks
stacks
stæks
syntax
ˈsɪntæks
tax
tæks
telefax
ˈtɛlɪfæks
tracks
træks
wax
wæks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAX

sawtooth
sawyer
saxatile
saxaul
Saxe
saxe blue
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
saxhorn
saxicavous
saxicole
saxicoline
saxicolous
saxifragaceous
saxifrage
saxitoxin
Saxo Grammaticus
Saxon
Saxon blue
saxonite
saxony

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAX

after-tax
anthrax
Bax
beeswax
carfax
coax
council tax
departure tax
flax
hoax
income tax
parallax
property tax
rax
sales tax
Sfax
supermax
thorax
to the max
transfer tax

Synonyms and antonyms of sax in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sax» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAX

Find out the translation of sax to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sax from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sax» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

萨克斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

saxo
570 millions of speakers

English

sax
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सक्सेना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ساكس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

саксофон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sax
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাদ্যযন্ত্রবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saxophone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sax
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Saxophon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サックス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

색소폰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sax
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kèn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாக்ஸோஃபோன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sax
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saksofon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sassofono
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sax
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

саксофон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sax
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαξόφωνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sax
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sax
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sax
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sax

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAX»

The term «sax» is very widely used and occupies the 13.970 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAX» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sax» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sax» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sax

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10 QUOTES WITH «SAX»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sax.
1
David Bowie
And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I'm going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I'm going to play in his band. So I sort of persuaded my dad to get me a kind of a plastic saxophone on the hire purchase plan.
2
Clarence Clemons
I take my job as a rock and roll sax player very seriously. To do it the way that I must do it, I must be in good condition. The better shape you're in, the harder you can rock.
3
Clarence Clemons
Now that I am much older, I have had a number of sax players tell me I was responsible for them playing sax. Some of them I have admired over the years.
4
Coolio
I'm still waiting for someone to call me to cater their wedding. But that's gonna cost you. If you want my cousin Jerez to play the sax, that's going to cost you a little more. The sky's the limit after that.
5
Mac DeMarco
My grandma did opera singing for the better part of her life; she used to sing all over the place. My grandpa was a sax player, and he used to travel all over the place, too.
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Trevor Donovan
One of my songs was on a jazz station for awhile. It was a song that I wrote for a jazz sax player friend of mine, and I sang and played the guitar on it.
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Kenny G
Any saxophone player will have those influences come through in their music in a very different way. I can listen to the same 10 sax players as someone else for my entire life, and we'll both play completely differently. That's the beauty of being a musician.
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Kenny G
With the sax, I learned technique well enough so that it feels like part of my body, and I just express myself. That's where I want to get in golf.
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Coleman Hawkins
I made the tenor sax - there's nobody plays like me and I don't play like anybody else.
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Yusef Komunyakaa
I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAX»

Discover the use of sax in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sax and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An Affair to Dismember: The Matchmaker Series
It will leave readers begging for more.”—Kim Gruenenfelder, author of There’s Cake in My Future From the Paperback edition.
Elise Sax, 2013
2
Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three
Jack Duluoz, a French-Canadian boy growing up in the factory town of Lowell, Massachusetts, is haunted throughout his adolescence by Dr. Sax, a cryptic, hipster phantom.
Jack Kerouac, 1987
3
Animals in the Third Reich: Pets, Scapegoats, and the Holocaust
"This is the first book to explore the paradox of the Nazi cult of animals and the obsession with the annhilation of "biologically inferior" people.
Boria Sax, 2000
4
Shift: Change Your Mindset and You Change Your World
This book is an essential blueprint for success that spells out the action steps to change your mindset, and essentially your life, from someone who has been there.
Steve Sax, 2010
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Crow
Crow is a survey of crows, ravens, magpies and their relatives in myth, literature and life, ranging from the raven sent out by Noah to the corvid deities of the Eskimo, to Taoist legends, Victorian novels and contemporary films.
Boria Sax, 2003
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Girls on the Edge: The Four Factors Driving the New Crisis ...
The author of "Boys Adrift" argues that young women today are at risk, and shows what we can do to help girls achieve their potential
Leonard Sax, 2011
7
Big Book of Alto Sax Songs (Songbook)
Instrumentalists will love these collections of 130 popular solos, including: Another One Bites the Dust * Any Dream Will Do * Bad Day * Beauty and the Beast * Breaking Free * Clocks * Edelweiss * God Bless the U.S.A. * Heart and Soul * I ...
Hal Leonard Corp., 2007
8
The Sax & Brass Book
(Book). This is the first illustrated history of the horns that have defined jazz since the 1920s and enhanced more recent pop and rock music with their distinctive, classy sounds.
Tony Bacon, Paul Trynka, 2003
9
Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic ...
Now, Dr. Leonard Sax delves into the scientific literature and draws on more than twenty years of clinical experience to explain why boys and young men are failing in school and disengaged at home.
Leonard Sax, 2009
10
14 Blues and Funk Etudes: For Bb Instruments (Tenor Sax, ...
Two CDs of combo accompaniments performed by members of the Yellowjackets are included. All books are compatible and written so that they can be performed together.
Larry Clark, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sax is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ex-Playboy sax player shows it's never too late to swing
“I just liked the sound of it,” Briggs said of the sax. Four years later, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. First stationed at the Blackland Army Air ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
2
SEE IT: This man plays the saxophone - without an actual saxophone
The man positions his hands around an imaginary sax, and then he's off and ... He moves his hands and body as if he were playing a real sax and finishes off ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
3
Briton plays saxophone 'different' -- without a saxophone
The man, believed to be from Liverpool, then mimics playing the Pink Panther Theme on an invisible sax while the sounds of a saxophone come out of his mouth ... «UPI.com, Jun 15»
4
3-D Printers Bring Historic Instruments Back To The Future
"This is an Adolphe Sax saxophone, from the mid-1860s," says Robert Howe, who collects antique wind instruments. He's also a reproductive endocrinologist ... «NPR, May 15»
5
The Peck School in Morristown welcomed speaker/author, Dr …
This was just one of the overarching messages received by parents, faculty, and guests from Dr. Leonard Sax, as he spoke on the importance of acknowledging ... «NJ.com, Apr 15»
6
Texas Nurse's Death Likely Murder, Not Accidental Drowning …
A $30,000 reward was offered for information that leads to an arrest in the death of Edith Sax. She was found last year face down in the pool of her Houston ... «ABC News, Mar 15»
7
Who killed Edith Sax? $30000 reward offered for the answer
The drowning of 50-year-old Edie Sax was initially believed to be an accident, but detectives now say she was murdered. They say a multi-million dollar ... «KHOU, Mar 15»
8
Fly-SAX launches New International Route to Uganda
NAIROBI, Kenya--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fly-SAX, Kenya's premier safari and private charter airline, is pleased to announce the launch of its new international ... «Business Wire, Jan 15»
9
Dick Dale, singer, sax player with Welk, dies
Dale sang and played the sax in many Midwest clubs over the years including the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. But he was best known for his work with the ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, Dec 14»
10
Happy Birthday, Mr. Sax
Adolphe Sax was born in Belgium 200 years ago Thursday. As a young man, Sax worked for his father, also an instrument maker. The younger Sax made ... «NPR, Nov 14»

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