"Sax" meaning in English

See Sax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Saxes [plural]
Etymology: Derived from German Sachs. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:der|de:Sachs|text=++|tree=+}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Sachs", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Sax", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Sax"> Derived from German Sachs. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Sax (plural Saxes)
  1. A surname. Derived forms: sax, saxophone

Inflected forms

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      "name": "ety"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derived from German Sachs.",
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    },
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    }
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  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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      ]
    }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English surnames",
        "English terms derived from German",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon"
      ],
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        "A surname."
      ],
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        [
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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}

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