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Xylophone

Xylophone Meaning & Definition
Xylophone Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Xylophone?

[n] a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets

Synonyms | Synonyms for Xylophone: marimba

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See Also | percussion instrument | percussive instrument

Xylophone In Webster's Dictionary

\Xy"lo*phone\, n. [Xylo- + Gr. fwnh` sound.] 1. (Mus.) An instrument common among the Russians, Poles, and Tartars, consisting of a series of strips of wood or glass graduated in length to the musical scale, resting on belts of straw, and struck with two small hammers. Called in Germany {strohfiedel}, or {straw fiddle}. 2. An instrument to determine the vibrative properties of different kinds of wood. --Knight.

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