sax

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsæks/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sæks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(saks)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sax1 /sæks/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Informal Termsa saxophone.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sax1  (saks),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termssaxophone.
  • by shortening

sax2  (saks),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a short, single-edged sword of ancient Scandinavia.
  • bef. 900; Middle English sexe, Old English seax, sæx; cognate with Old Norse sax (Swedish, Danish sax scissors). See saw1

Sax., 
    1. Saxon.
    2. Saxony.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sax /sæks/ n
  1. informal
    short for saxophone
'sax' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
saxhorn - saxophone - bass saxophone - early saxifrage - Fu Manchu mustache - Lower Saxony - non-Saxon - Old Saxon - pre-Saxon - West Saxon - zax - saw - saxatile - saxifrage family - saxitoxin - saxtuba - scramasax

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