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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
xylophone /ˈzʌɪləfəʊn/

▶noun a musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with small beaters.

– derivatives
xylophonic adjective,
xylophonist /zʌɪˈlɒfənɪst/ noun.

– origin C19: from xylo- + -phone.

'xylophone' also found in these Oxford entries:

balafon - marimba - xylo-

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