"alto saxophone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alto saxophones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} alto saxophone (plural alto saxophones)
  1. A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the tenor saxophone but larger than the soprano saxophone, with a range of D♭₃ to A♭₅ or similar. Categories (topical): Woodwind instruments Derived forms: alto saxophonist Translations (saxophone smaller than tenor): 中音薩克斯管 /中音萨克斯管 (zhōngyīn sàkèsīguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), altsaxofon [masculine] (Czech), altsax [common-gender] (Danish), altsaxofon [common-gender] (Danish), altsaxofoon [masculine] (Dutch), alttosaksofoni (Finnish), saxofón alto [masculine] (Galician), Altsaxofon [neuter] (German), altsacsafón [masculine] (Irish), アルトサクソフォーン (aruto sakusofōn) (Japanese), 알토 색소폰 (english: alto saegsopon) (Korean), altsaksofon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), altsaksofon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), altsaxofón [masculine] (Slovak), saxofón alto [masculine] (Spanish), altsaxo­fon [common-gender] (Swedish)

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