Sousaphone Definition

so͝ozə-fōn, -sə-
noun
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.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
sousaphone
Plural:
sousaphones

Origin of Sousaphone

  • Named after John Philip Sousa, the famous march composer and conductor, with the suffix -phone.

    From Wiktionary

  • After John Philip Sousa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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