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xylophone definition

xylo·phone (zī′lə fōn′)

noun

a musical percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length so as to sound the notes of the scale when struck with mallets

Etymology: xylo- + -phone

Related Forms:

  • xylophonist xy′·lo·phon′·ist (-fō′nist, zī läf′ə nist) noun

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xylophone Synonyms

xylophone

n.

carillon, vibraphone, vibes*, glockenspiel*, marimba*, gambang; see also musical instrument.


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xylophone Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: Katie the hen was taught to play the xylophone by hitting the notes with her beak.

Adjective modifier

  • wooden: He cant keep away from the amazing wooden xylophones.

Modifies a noun

  • solo: Rachel Maguire also performed a xylophone solo, which this time was Helter Skelter.
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