HyperDic: xylophone

English > 1 sense of the word xylophone:
NOUNartifactxylophone, marimbaa percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators
xylophone > pronunciation
Soundszay'lahfow.n
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English > xylophone: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets.
Synonymmarimba
Broaderpercussion instrument, percussive instrumentA musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
Spanishmarimba, xilófono
Catalanmarimba, xilòfon
Nounsxylophonistsomeone who plays a xylophone

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