xylophone

Pronunciation

• enPR: zīʹlə-fōn', IPA ^(key): /ˈzɑɪ.lə.ˌfon/

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• Hyphenation: xy‧lo‧phone

Noun

Singular xylophone

Plural xylophones

1. (countable) (music) A xylophone is a musical instrument made from wooden bars in a row. The bars are hit with sticks or mallets to make music.

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  A toy xylophone. A real xylophone is similar but bigger.
• People here are playing a xylophone and a vibraphone (which is like a xylophone with metal bars).