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Word: Xylophone
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from xylo- ‘of wood’ + -phone
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈzʌɪləfəʊn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with one or more small wooden or plastic beaters.
Short Definition:musical instrument played by striking row of wooden bars of graduated length with one
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