xylophone

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξύλον (ksýlon), “‘wood’”) and φωνή (fōnḗ), “‘sound’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: zīʹlə-fōn', IPA: /ˈzaɪ.lə.ˌfəʊn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Hyphenation: xy‧lo‧phone

[edit] Noun

xylophone (plural xylophones)

1. a musical instrument made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like hammer.

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

[edit] Derived terms

• xylophonist

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• glockenspiel
• marimba
• vibraphone

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

•  audio^{help, file}
• IPA: /ɡzi.lɔ.fɔn/

[edit] Noun

xylophone m. (plural xylophones)

1. Xylophone.