contrabass saxophone

noun

A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the subcontrabass saxophone but larger than the bass saxophone, with a range of D♭₁ to A₃ or similar.

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Meanings

nouncontrabass saxophone (plural contrabass saxophones)

plural contrabass saxophones

  1. A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the subcontrabass saxophone but larger than the bass saxophone, with a range of D♭₁ to A₃ or similar.

    Synonyms: contrabass sax

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the subcontrabass saxophone but larger than the bass saxophone, with a range of D♭₁ to A₃ or similar.

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contrabass sax
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