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Definition of
xylophone noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
xylophone
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn
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a musical instrument made of two rows of wooden bars of different lengths that you hit with two small sticks
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glockenspiel
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xylophone
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XS
abbreviation
xylem
noun
xylophone
noun
Y
noun
-y
suffix