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Definition of glockenspiel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

glockenspiel

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/ˈɡlɒkənʃpiːl/
 
/ˈɡlɑːkənʃpiːl/
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  1. a musical instrument made of a row of metal bars of different lengths, that you hit with two small hammers compare xylophoneTopics Musicc2
    Word Originearly 19th cent. (denoting an organ stop imitating the sound of bells): from German Glockenspiel, literally ‘bell play’.
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