xylophone
[ zahy-luh-fohn ]
/ ˈzaɪ ləˌfoʊn /
noun
a musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of wooden bars, usually sounded by striking with small wooden hammers.
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OTHER WORDS FROM xylophone
xy·lo·phon·ic [zahy-luh-fon-ik], /ˌzaɪ ləˈfɒn ɪk/, adjectivexy·lo·phon·ist [zahy-luh-foh-nist, zahy-lof-uh-nist, zi-], /ˈzaɪ ləˌfoʊ nɪst, zaɪˈlɒf ə nɪst, zɪ-/, nounWords nearby xylophone
xyloid, xylol, xylophage, xylophagous, xylophilous, xylophone, xylorimba, xylose, xylostroma, xylotomous, xylotomy
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British Dictionary definitions for xylophone
xylophone
/ (ˈzaɪləˌfəʊn) /
noun
music a percussion instrument consisting of a set of wooden bars of graduated length. It is played with hard-headed hammers
Derived forms of xylophone
xylophonic (ˌzaɪləˈfɒnɪk), adjectivexylophonist (zaɪˈlɒfənɪst), nounWord Origin for xylophone
C19: from xylo- + -phone
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