sousaphone
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9.2
- noun
- /ˈsuːzəˌfoʊn/
:
sousafón
- During the parade, the sousaphone player led the marching band with a joyful tune.
Examples
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At the music store, I found a shiny sousaphone that I couldn't wait to play.
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"Very few people other than sousaphone players have been able to dot the 'I.'"
Blog text (29) -
Not the best photography, but the Sousaphone player in the tie-dyed shirt on the left is my grandson.
Blog text (18) -
"However, for an ardent sousaphone player like myself, this would mean joining the Princeton University Band.
Blog text (30) -
A sousaphone with a sousaphone chair holder can help students with ADHD or emotional and behavioral disabilities that make it difficult for them to focus and remain in one place for an extended period of time.
Academic text (2006) -
Also, examine and discuss the evolution of the women's uniforms in the photographs and consider how it would have felt to march in long skirts or in high-heeled shoes carrying a sousaphone.
Academic text (2008) -
An alumnus of The Ohio State University, Jules Duga had marched sousaphone with the university band and "dotted the i" in the famous Script Ohio formation five times in 1952, his fourth year.
Academic text (2015) -
The sousaphone's distinctive shape allows it to be comfortably carried while marching in the band.
Synonyms
20
3.7
A large metal wind instrument with a deep low sound
1
9.8
A large brass instrument like a tuba that wraps around the player's shoulders
How Portable
Surface Forms
Morphology
sousaphone = Sousa (semi-transparent) = Sousa + phone
The word is formed from the name 'Sousa' plus the suffix '-phone' meaning an instrument producing sound; understanding requires knowledge of the proper name and the combining form.
Etymology
Sousaphone is named after the American band leader Sousa, and the ending -phone comes from a part meaning 'sound', like in telephone. So a sousaphone is literally 'Sousa's sound' and was designed to wrap around the body and be easy to carry while marching.