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XYLOPHONE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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xylophone

[ zahy-luh-fohn ]

noun

  1. a musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of wooden bars, usually sounded by striking with small wooden hammers.


xylophone

/ ˈzaɪləˌfəʊn; ˌzaɪləˈfɒnɪk; zaɪˈlɒfənɪst /

noun

  1. music a percussion instrument consisting of a set of wooden bars of graduated length. It is played with hard-headed hammers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • xylophonist, noun
  • xylophonic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • xy·lo·phon·ic [zahy-l, uh, -, fon, -ik], adjective
  • xy·lo·phon·ist [zahy, -l, uh, -foh-nist, zahy-, lof, -, uh, -nist, zi-], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of xylophone1

First recorded in 1865–70; xylo- + -phone
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Word History and Origins

Origin of xylophone1

C19: from xylo- + -phone
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Example Sentences

McCullough told police: "When I was hitting her it was like someone badly playing the xylophone, it was willy-nilly."

From BBC

He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.

These instruments tend to be bells, gongs, types of xylophones and other kinds of pitched percussion instruments.

They distributed xylophone mallets to those waiting in line.

“Let’s work together to keep your account safe and protect you from fraud,” a recorded voice said, over a tinkly melody that sounded like a xylophone.

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