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vibraphone

vib·rap·hone

UK/ˈvɑɪ.bɹəˌfəʊn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound

Origin

From vibra(to) + -phone.

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