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Rarexylophone
The correct spelling is xylophone.
How to pronounce xylophone
/ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/
nounIPA: /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.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.To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone.
- 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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