marimba, xylophone
(noun) a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
marimba (plural marimbas)
(musical instrument) A musical instrument similar to a xylophone but clearer in pitch.
Synonym: marimbaphone (also a separate instrument, but in musical scores, marimbaphone may refer to the classic marimba)
Hyponyms: glass marimba, stone marimba
Source: Wiktionary
Ma*rim"ba, n. Etym: [Pg.]
Definition: A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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