MARIMBA

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


Etymology

Noun

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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