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Xylophone   /zˈaɪləfˌoʊn/   Listen
Xylophone

noun
1.
A percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets.  Synonym: marimba.






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"Xylophone" Quotes from Famous Books



... them, and I assert to you upon my honor as a courier and the best guide in the Archipelago that Jupiter is the worst old roue a country ever had saddled upon it; Apollo's music would drive you mad and make you welcome a xylophone duet; and as for Mercury's business capacity, that is merely a capacity for getting away from his creditors. Why shouldn't a man wax rich if, after floating a thousand bogus corporations, selling the stock at par and ...
— Olympian Nights • John Kendrick Bangs



Words linked to "Xylophone" :   percussive instrument, xylophonist, percussion instrument



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