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xylophone

[zahy-luh-fohn] / ˈzaɪ ləˌfoʊn /
NOUN
percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated wooden bars played with small mallets
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NOUN
instrument
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He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.

From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 1, 2024

The article paints a scene of company employees striking a metal xylophone and applauding as they jubilantly gaslight their customers.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2023

There’s a hanging triangle, a xylophone and wind chimes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Bingo finds a xylophone in a toy box, one with the make-believe ability to freeze people in place.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Behind him would race six others, and the first boy there would be the Musician, playing the white xylophone bones beneath the outer covering of black flakes.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury



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