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vibraphone
OXFORD DICTIONARY
vibraphone, n. a percussion instrument of tuned metal bars with motor-driven resonators and metal tubes giving a vibrato effect.
Derivative
vibraphonist n.
Etymology
VIBRATO + -PHONE
THESAURUS
vibraphone
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