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gam·e·lan
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noun
an Indonesian orchestra consisting of bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and a great variety of percussion instruments.
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gam·e·lin
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Origin:
1810–20;
<
Javanese,
equivalent to
gamel
song accompanied by a gamelan +
-an
nominalizing suffix
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gamelan
(ˈɡæmɪˌlæn)
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n
a type of percussion orchestra common in the East Indies
[from Javanese]
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gamelan
"East Indian orchestra," 1817, from Javanese gamel "to handle."
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