sousaphone

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsuːzəˌfəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅′zə fōn′, -sə-)


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sou•sa•phone  (so̅o̅′zə fōn′, -sə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancea form of bass tuba, similar to the helicon, used in brass bands.
  • 1920–25; named after J. P. Sousa; see -phone
sou′sa•phon′ist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sousaphone / ˈsuːzəˌfəʊn/
  1. a large tuba that encircles the player's body and has a bell facing forwards
Etymology: 20th Century: named after John Philip Sousaˈsousaˌphonist
'sousaphone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
helicon

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