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xylophone

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
xylophone /ˈzīləˌfōn, ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn /
▸ noun a musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets.
– DERIVATIVES
xylophonic /ˌzīləˈfänik/ adjective,xylophonist /ˈzīləˌfōnəst, ˈzaɪləˌfoʊnəst /
– ORIGIN mid 19th century : from xylo- ‘of wood’ + -phone.