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- [soo-zuh-fohn, -suh-]
- /ˈsu zəˌfoʊn, -sə-/
- /ˈsuː.zə.fəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo-zuh-fohn, -suh-]
- /ˈsu zəˌfoʊn, -sə-/
Definitions of sousaphone word
- noun sousaphone a form of bass tuba, similar to the helicon, used in brass bands. 1
- noun sousaphone a large tuba that encircles the player's body and has a bell facing forwards 0
- noun sousaphone a brass instrument of the tuba family, with a large, movable bell: it was developed from the helicon and is used esp. in military bands 0
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Origin of sousaphone
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; named after J. P. Sousa; see -phone
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Parts of speech for Sousaphone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sousaphone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sousaphone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sousaphone
- how did the musician keep his sousaphone clean?
- how much does a sousaphone weigh?
- which instrument was the predecessor of the sousaphone?
- what is a sousaphone?
- who invented the sousaphone?
- what is the difference between a tuba and a sousaphone?
- how heavy is a sousaphone?
- how to clean a sousaphone?
- how to play the sousaphone?
- the sousaphone is the marching band adaptation of which instrument?
- how much does a sousaphone cost?
- how to play sousaphone?
- how to play a sousaphone?
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