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xylophone

The correct spelling is xylophone.

How to pronounce xylophone

/ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/
noun

IPA: /ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/

Say it like: Zyl-ofo-ne

The correct spelling is xylophone. 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 W… For example: "All I know how to play on my xylophone is "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Would you like to hear it?"

Usage Examples

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.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.

verb

  1. 1.To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone.
  2. 2.To move above a ridged surface so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and sequentially on a xylophone.

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