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Vibraphone
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
vi·bra·phone       [vahy-bruh-fohn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
vibraharp.

[Origin: 1925–30; < L vibrā(re) to shake + -phone]

vi·bra·phon·ist       [vahy-bruh-foh-nist, vahy-brof-uh-] Pronunciation Key, noun
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vi·bra·phone       (vī'brə-fōn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A percussion instrument similar to a marimba but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators to produce a vibrato. Also called vibraharp.


[Latin vibrāre, to shake; see vibrate + -phone.]

vi'bra·phon'ist n.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
vibraphone 
1926, from vibrato + -phone, from Gk. -phone.

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vibraphone

noun
a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound 

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