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Meaning of Xylophone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈzaɪ.ləˌfəʊn

Definitions

Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.

Equivalents

Afrikaans xilofoon
Català xilòfon
Čeština xylofon
Dansk xylofon
Deutsch Xylofon Xylophon
Ελληνικά ξυλόφωνο
Esperanto ksilofono
Español marimba xilófono
Suomi ksylofoni
Français xylophone
Gaeilge xileafón
Galego xilófono
עברית קסילופון
Magyar xilofon
Հայերեն քսիլոֆոն
Bahasa Indonesia xilofon
Íslenska sílófónn
Italiano xilofono
한국어 목금 실로폰
Lietuvių ksilofonas
Македонски ксилофон
Bahasa Melayu xilofon
မြန်မာဘာသာ ပတ္တလား
Nederlands xylofoon
Polski ksylofon
Português xilofone
Română xilofon
Русский ксилофон
Slovenčina xylofón
Slovenščina ksilofon
Svenska xylofon
ไทย ระนาด
Tagalog silopono
Türkçe ksilofon
Tiếng Việt mộc cầm

Examples

“All I know how to play on my xylophone is "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Would you like to hear it?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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