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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
xylophone Synonyms

xylophone

n.

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

xylophone Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: Katie the hen was taught to play the xylophone by hitting the notes with her beak.
  • include: Haunting backing vocals and a range of instrumentation ( including a xylophone ) make this a highlight.
  • make: On the other side, various tubes, pipes and recycled containers make a giant xylophone.

Adjective modifier

  • wooden: He cant keep away from the amazing wooden xylophones.
  • giant: One of the amazing giant wooden xylophones in the world is coming to Greenbelt!
  • African: Try the Djembe, African xylophone and barrel bass.
  • amazing: He cant keep away from the amazing wooden xylophones.
  • large: Head Teacher Mr Lake explained that they hoped to get a large xylophone that they had always wanted, but couldn't afford.

Modifies a noun

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

Browse dictionary entries near xylophone

  1. ‹ xylophagous
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  3. ‹ xyloid
  4. ‹ xylography
  5. ‹ xylographical
  6. ‹ xylographic
  7. ‹ xylographer
  8. ‹ xylograph
  9. ‹ Xylocaine
  10. ‹ xylo-
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