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glockenspiel

gloc·kens·piel

UK/ˈɡlɒk.ənˌʃpiːl/ US/ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil/ uncommon

noun

1.

a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers

Origin

From German Glockenspiel (literally “bells-set”).

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