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Xylophone

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

37 more languages
Afrikaansxilofoon
Catalàxilòfon
Češtinaxylofon
Danskxylofon
Ελληνικάξυλόφωνο
Esperantoksilofono
Gaeilgexileafón
Galegoxilófono
Magyarxilofon
Հայերենքսիլոֆոն
Bahasa Indonesiaxilofon
Íslenskasílófónn
Italianoxilofono
Lietuviųksilofonas
Македонскиксилофон
Bahasa Melayuxilofon
မြန်မာပတ္တလား
Nederlandsxylofoon
Polskiksylofon
Portuguêsxilofone
Românăxilofon
Русскийксилофон
Slovenčinaxylofón
Slovenščinaksilofon
Svenskaxylofon
Tagalogsilopono
Türkçeksilofon
Tiếng Việtmộc 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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