metallophone

metallophone
\\mə̇ˈtaləˌfōn\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary metall- + -phone
: a percussion musical instrument of definite pitch consisting of a series of graduated metal bars that are struck by hammers either manually or by a mechanical arrangement controlled from a keyboard

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/meuh tal"euh fohn'/, n.
any musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of metal bars that may either be struck by hammers operated manually or played with a keyboard.
[1885-90; METALLO- + -PHONE]

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metallˈophone noun
An instrument like a xylophone with metal bars, the hammers being operated by hand or by means of a keyboard
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