Meaning Of The Word Xylophone

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What's The Definition Of Xylophone?

xylophone
countable noun: A xylophone is a musical instrument which consists of a row of wooden bars of different lengths. You play the xylophone by hitting the bars with special hammers.

xylophone in American English
a musical percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length so as to sound the notes of the scale when struck with mallets
noun: a musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of wooden bars, usually sounded by striking with small wooden hammers

xylophone in British English
noun: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of wooden bars of graduated length. It is played with hard-headed hammers

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