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marimba definition

ma·rimba (mə rim′bə)

noun

a musical instrument somewhat like a xylophone, consisting of a series of hard wooden bars, usually with resonators beneath, struck with small mallets

Etymology: Mbundu, a percussive instrument resembling the xylophone, akin to Tshiluba madimba

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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