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gam⋅e⋅lan

  [gam-uh-lan, -luhn]
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–noun
an Indonesian orchestra consisting of bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and a great variety of percussion instruments.
Also, gam⋅e⋅lin  [gam-uh-lin] .

Origin:
1810–20; < Javanese, equiv. to gamel song accompanied by a gamelan + -an nominalizing suffix
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gamelan 
"East Indian orchestra," 1817, from Javanese gamel "to handle."
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