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xylophone

xy·lop·hone

UK/ˈzaɪ.ləˌfəʊn/ US/ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/ rare

noun

1.

a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets

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Origin

From xylo- (“of wood”) + -phone (“sound”).

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