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Definition of "xylophone" []

  • A percussion instrument consisting of a mounted row of wooden bars graduated in length to sound a chromatic scale, played with two small mallets. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "xylophone" in a sentence
  • "More importantly, I believe the xylophone is a painfully under-utilized instrument."
  • "The xylophone is a species of harmonica composed of strips or cylinders of wood, struck with two little hammers."
  • "David, another interesting part in the studio version of "Tell It To The Rain" that you might have noticed is the xylophone, which is duplicated by the guitar in the introduction of"