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xylophone noun. M19.
[from XYLO- + -PHONE.]
A musical percussion instrument consisting of a graduated series of wooden bars, usu. played by striking with two small round-ended hammers. Now also occas., a similar instrument with metal bars.
xylophonic adjective of, pertaining to, or resembling a xylophone L19.
xylophonist noun a person who plays a xylophone E20.