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vibraphone definition

vi·bra·phone (vī′brə fōn′)

noun

a musical instrument resembling the marimba, but with electrically operated valves in the resonators that produce a gentle vibrato

Etymology: < vibrate + -phone

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