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xylophone
noun as in percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated wooden bars played with small mallets
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noun as in instrument
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After much thought and reflection, I have decided to pursue my first loves--modern dance and the xylophone.
My ribs are like a xylophone, and the knobs of my spine stick up like ponderous cairns in the landscape of my back.
It thrashed its bony arms impatiently and its ribs rattled like a xylophone.
So they began to cuss, amiable, and throw down dollars on the bar till it sounded like a selection on the xylophone.
The neighbouring forest was soon echoing the strident notes of xylophone, banjo, ocarina and trombone.
A very good idea of the psaltery and dulcimer may be obtained from the xylophone.
Saint-Saëns has even utilized the barbarous xylophone, whose proper place is the variety hall, in his "Danse Macabre."
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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to xylophone, such as: carillon, marimba, vibraphone, gambang, gambang kayu, and straw fiddle.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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