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xylophone
xy·lo·phone
[
zlə fn
]
(
plural
xy·lo·phones
)
noun
Definition:
percussion instrument:
a musical instrument with a row of wooden bars of different lengths that are laid out like a keyboard and produce a tone when struck with a mallet
xy·lo·phon·ist
[
zlə fnist
]
noun
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