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单词 sarrusophone
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Definition of sarrusophone in English:

sarrusophone

noun səˈrʌsəfəʊnsəˈro͞ozəˌfōn
  • A member of a family of wind instruments similar to saxophones but with a double reed like an oboe.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's ironic that the saxophone is well known while the sarrusophone is obscure.
    • The sarrusophone was a product of this imaginative age and although it was once a popular band instrument, it has now been essentially forgotten.

Origin

Late 19th century: from the name of W. Sarrus, the 19th-century French bandmaster who invented it, + -phone.

Rhymes

sousaphone
 
 

Definition of sarrusophone in US English:

sarrusophone

nounsəˈro͞ozəˌfōn
  • A member of a family of wind instruments similar to saxophones but with a double reed like an oboe.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sarrusophone was a product of this imaginative age and although it was once a popular band instrument, it has now been essentially forgotten.
    • It's ironic that the saxophone is well known while the sarrusophone is obscure.

Origin

Late 19th century: from the name of W. Sarrus, the 19th-century French bandmaster who invented it, + -phone.

 
 
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