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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Otherwise, as a famous Brit once sang backed by sinuous xylophones, “Baby, baby, baby, you’re out of time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
In fact, none other than radical composer Georges Antheil, best known for his “Ballet Mécanique,” which requires 16 player pianos, as well as a cacophony of bells, buzzers, xylophones, airplane propellers and a siren.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2017
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
