xylophone

Definition

Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.

Etymology

From xylo- (“of wood”) + -phone (“sound”).

Example Sentences

• "All I know how to play on my xylophone is "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Would you like to hear it?"

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