SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
xylophone
noun
A percussion instrument whose tuned bars, traditionally of wood, are struck with mallets.
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The Last Chair in the Orchestra · paragraph 2A percussion instrument whose tuned bars, traditionally of wood, are struck with mallets.
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See xylophone in use
The player used two mallets to pick out the melody on the xylophone.
At the back of the orchestra, a child was playing it on the xylophone.
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