Meaning of MARIMBA
Pronunciation: | | mu'rimbu
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| Definition: | | [n] a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets |
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| Synonyms: | | xylophone |
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| See Also: | | percussion instrument, percussive instrument | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Ma*rim"ba\, n. [Pg.]
A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars
yielding musical tones when struck. --Knight.
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| Related Terms: | | battery, bells, bones, castanets, celesta, chime, chimes, clappers, crash cymbal, cymbals, finger cymbals, gamelan, glockenspiel, gong, handbells, idiophone, lyra, maraca, metallophone, orchestral bells, percussion, percussion instrument, percussions, percussive, rattle, rattlebones, sizzler, snappers, tam-tam, tintinnabula, tonitruone, triangle, tubular bells, vibes, vibraphone, xylophone |
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