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xylophone
[ zahy-luh-fohn ]
noun
- a musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of wooden bars, usually sounded by striking with small wooden hammers.
xylophone
/ ˈzaɪləˌfəʊn; ˌzaɪləˈfɒnɪk; zaɪˈlɒfənɪst /
noun
- music a percussion instrument consisting of a set of wooden bars of graduated length. It is played with hard-headed hammers
Derived Forms
- xylophonist, noun
- xylophonic, adjective
Other 51Թs From
- ··Dz· [zahy-l, uh, -, fon, -ik], adjective
- ··Dz· [zahy, -l, uh, -foh-nist, zahy-, lof, -, uh, -nist, zi-], noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of xylophone1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of xylophone1
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Example Sentences
McCullough told police: "When I was hitting her it was like someone badly playing the xylophone, it was willy-nilly."
He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.
These instruments tend to be bells, gongs, types of xylophones and other kinds of pitched percussion instruments.
They distributed xylophone mallets to those waiting in line.
“Let’s work together to keep your account safe and protect you from fraud,” a recorded voice said, over a tinkly melody that sounded like a xylophone.
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