glockenspiel

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English

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Etymology

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From German Glockenspiel (literally bells-set).

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: glŏkʹən-shpēl'
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɒk.ənˌʃpiːl/, or sometimes /-spiːl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil/, or sometimes /-spil/
  • (like German) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔk.n̩ˌʃpiːl/, /ˈɡlɔk.ŋ̩ˌʃpiːl/
  • Hyphenation: glock‧en‧spiel
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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glockenspiel (plural glockenspiels)

  1. (music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.

Derived terms

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Translations

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French

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from German Glockenspiel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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glockenspiel m (plural glockenspiels)

  1. glockenspiel

Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from German Glockenspiel.

Noun

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glockenspiel n (plural glockenspieluri)

  1. glockenspiel

Declension

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