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mirliton
[ mir-li-ton; French meer-lee-tawn ]
/ ˈmɪr lɪˌtɒn; French mir liˈtɔ̃ /
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noun, plural mir·li·tons [mir-li-tonz; French meer-lee-tawn]. /ˈmɪr lɪˌtɒnz; French mir liˈtɔ̃/.
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Origin of mirliton
1810–20; <French: literally, reed-pipe
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C19: French, literally: reed pipe, of imitative origin
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