Complete Definition of "xylophone"

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English
Pronunciation
AHD|zīʹl�-f�n', IPA|/�z�ɪ.l�.�fon/
Hyphenation: xy�lo�phone

Etymology
From Greek ξ�λον (ksýlon, �wood�) and ��νή (f�n�, �sound�).

Noun
en-noun

#a musical instrument made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like hammer.
#:All I know how to play on my xylophone is "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Would you like to hear it?

Translations
trans-top|musical instrument
Arabic: t-|ar|زا�����|m|trzailufú:n|scArab
Czech: xylofon m
Danish: t-|da|xylofon|c
Dutch: t-|nl|xylofoon|m
Finnish: t+|fi|ksylofoni
French: t+|fr|xylophone|m
German: t+|de|Xylophon|n
Greek: t-|el|ξ�λ���νο|n|trksilófono|scGrek
Hebrew: t-|he|קס���פ��|m|trksilofón|scHebr
Italian: t-|it|xilofono|m
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Japanese: t+|ja|��|trmokkin|scJpan
Korean: t-|ko|���|trsillopon|scHang
Latin: t|la|xylophonium|n
Portuguese: t-|pt|xilofone|m
Russian: t+|ru|к�ило�он|m|trksilofón|scCyrl
Slovak: t|sk|xylofón|m
Slovene: t+|sl|ksilofon|m
Spanish: t+|es|xilófono|m
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See also
glockenspiel
marimba
vibraphone


French
Pronunciation
IPA|/ɡzi.l�.f�n/

Noun
xylophone m

#xylophone

Category:Musical instruments
Category:Greek derivations

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