An abbreviation for the word "Saxophone". The Sax is in the woodwind class of wind instruments and completely owns all the other woodwinds.
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The noun "sax" can refer to the entire saxaphone family of not-so-musical instruments, and generally refers to the most common "sax", that being the alto saxaphone. It was abbriviated in order to not be so long as to confuse the already-addled minds of those who actually enjoy playing the instrument.
by Konrad July 28, 2004