"sax" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sæks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sax.wav [Southern-England] Forms: saxes [plural]
Rhymes: -æks Etymology: From Middle English sax, sex, from Old English seax (“a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger”), from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“stone chip, knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Doublet of seax and zax. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{inh|en|enm|sax}} Middle English sax, {{m|enm|sex}} sex, {{inh|en|ang|seax|t=a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger}} Old English seax (“a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*sahs}} Proto-West Germanic *sahs, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*sahsą|t=stone chip, knife}} Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“stone chip, knife”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*sek-|t=to cut}} Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”), {{dbt|en|seax|zax}} Doublet of seax and zax Head templates: {{en-noun}} sax (plural saxes)
  1. A slate-cutter’s hammer; slate-ax.
    Sense id: en-sax-en-noun-Z199ansE
  2. (obsolete) A knife or sword; a dagger about 50 cm (20 inches) in length. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sax-en-noun-4Q1KmanL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Essex, Middlesex, saw, saxie, Saxon, seax, Sussex, Wessex
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sæks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sax.wav [Southern-England] Forms: saxes [plural]
Rhymes: -æks Etymology: Clipping of saxophone. Distantly related to etymology 1 above, because the “Sax” surname is a cognate. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|saxophone}} Clipping of saxophone Head templates: {{en-noun}} sax (plural saxes)
  1. Clipping of saxophone. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: saxophone
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /sæks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sax.wav [Southern-England] Forms: saxes [present, singular, third-person], saxing [participle, present], saxed [participle, past], saxed [past]
Rhymes: -æks Etymology: From Middle English sax, sex, from Old English seax (“a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger”), from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“stone chip, knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Doublet of seax and zax. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{inh|en|enm|sax}} Middle English sax, {{m|enm|sex}} sex, {{inh|en|ang|seax|t=a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger}} Old English seax (“a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*sahs}} Proto-West Germanic *sahs, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*sahsą|t=stone chip, knife}} Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“stone chip, knife”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*sek-|t=to cut}} Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”), {{dbt|en|seax|zax}} Doublet of seax and zax Head templates: {{en-verb}} sax (third-person singular simple present saxes, present participle saxing, simple past and past participle saxed)
  1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To cut or slash with a sharp instrument; incise; scarify. Tags: Britain, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-sax-en-verb--V6G~Ixw Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /sæks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sax.wav [Southern-England] Forms: saxes [present, singular, third-person], saxing [participle, present], saxed [participle, past], saxed [past]
Rhymes: -æks Etymology: Clipping of saxophone. Distantly related to etymology 1 above, because the “Sax” surname is a cognate. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|saxophone}} Clipping of saxophone Head templates: {{en-verb}} sax (third-person singular simple present saxes, present participle saxing, simple past and past participle saxed)
  1. To play the saxophone
    Sense id: en-sax-en-verb-JuCcLHe~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "word": "bass sax"
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        {
          "word": "contrabass sax"
        },
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          "word": "Mississippi sax"
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          "word": "sax tuba"
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          "word": "sopranino sax"
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          "word": "sopranissimo sax"
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          "word": "soprano sax"
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        "A slate-cutter’s hammer; slate-ax."
      ],
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        [
          "slate",
          "slate"
        ],
        [
          "cutter",
          "cutter"
        ],
        [
          "hammer",
          "hammer"
        ],
        [
          "slate-ax",
          "slate-ax"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A knife or sword; a dagger about 50 cm (20 inches) in length."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knife",
          "knife"
        ],
        [
          "sword",
          "sword"
        ],
        [
          "dagger",
          "dagger"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A knife or sword; a dagger about 50 cm (20 inches) in length."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/sæks/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sacks"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Sacks"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Sachs"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Sax"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æks"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "etymology_number": 1,
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sek-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "sax"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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      },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Old English seax (“a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger”)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sahs"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sahs",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*sahsą",
        "t": "stone chip, knife"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“stone chip, knife”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sek-",
        "t": "to cut"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "seax",
        "3": "zax"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of seax and zax",
      "name": "dbt"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "saxes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saxing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saxed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saxed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cut or slash with a sharp instrument; incise; scarify."
      ],
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        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "slash",
          "slash"
        ],
        [
          "incise",
          "incise"
        ],
        [
          "scarify",
          "scarify"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive, Britain dialectal) To cut or slash with a sharp instrument; incise; scarify."
      ],
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        "Britain",
        "dialectal",
        "transitive"
      ]
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    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "Sacks"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Sachs"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Sax"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æks"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sax"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "alto sax"
    },
    {
      "word": "bari sax"
    },
    {
      "word": "baritone sax"
    },
    {
      "word": "bass sax"
    },
    {
      "word": "contrabass sax"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mississippi sax"
    },
    {
      "word": "sax tuba"
    },
    {
      "word": "sopranino sax"
    },
    {
      "word": "sopranissimo sax"
    },
    {
      "word": "soprano sax"
    },
    {
      "word": "soprillo sax"
    },
    {
      "word": "subcontrabass sax"
    },
    {
      "word": "tenor sax"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "saxophone"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of saxophone",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of saxophone. Distantly related to etymology 1 above, because the “Sax” surname is a cognate.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "saxes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "sax (plural saxes)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "word": "saxophone"
        }
      ],
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        "English clippings"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of saxophone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "saxophone#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/sæks/"
    },
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      "homophone": "sacks"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Sacks"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Sachs"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Sax"
    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sax"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "saxophone"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of saxophone",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of saxophone. Distantly related to etymology 1 above, because the “Sax” surname is a cognate.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "saxes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saxing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saxed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saxed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sax (third-person singular simple present saxes, present participle saxing, simple past and past participle saxed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To play the saxophone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saxophone",
          "saxophone"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/sæks/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sacks"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Sacks"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Sachs"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Sax"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æks"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sax.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sax"
}

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