xylophone
noun
a musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of wooden bars, usually sounded by striking with small wooden hammers.
xylophones
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pluralof xylophone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I wish it sounded like tinkling bells and xylophones.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
These instruments tend to be bells, gongs, types of xylophones and other kinds of pitched percussion instruments.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2024
Six school employees converge in the elementary school music room, where tambourines and xylophones hang from the wall.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
And the children’s immersive garden — which includes instruments such as xylophones that visitors, even those who aren’t children, play outdoors — is a charming idea.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
Other idiophones, though, like xylophones, are designed to ring at more particular frequencies.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
