noun
xylophone
ZEYE-luh-fohn
Xylophone (noun) means a percussion instrument made of wooden bars of different lengths, played by striking them with small mallets. Example: “The music teacher handed each child a mallet and let them try the xylophone.”
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A percussion instrument made of wooden bars of different lengths, played by striking them with small mallets.
"The music teacher handed each child a mallet and let them try the xylophone."
How to use xylophone
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tuned wooden percussion instrument that produces different notes depending on which bar you hit.
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Word forms
- Plural
- xylophones
- Third person singular
- xylophones
- Past tense
- xylophoned
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Etymology
From Greek xylo-, "wood," and -phone, "sound" — literally "wood sound."
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What does “xylophone” mean?
The word “xylophone” means a percussion instrument made of wooden bars of different lengths, played by striking them with small mallets. In plain terms, a tuned wooden percussion instrument that produces different notes depending on which bar you hit.
How do you pronounce “xylophone”?
“Xylophone” is pronounced ZEYE-luh-fohn (/ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/ in IPA).
How do you use “xylophone” in a sentence?
Here is “xylophone” used in a sentence: “The music teacher handed each child a mallet and let them try the xylophone.”
What part of speech is “xylophone”?
“Xylophone” is a noun.
Where does the word “xylophone” come from?
The word “xylophone” comes from Greek. From Greek xylo-, "wood," and -phone, "sound" — literally "wood sound.".
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