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–noun

a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used esp. in bands.

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Origin:
1815–25; < G, equiv. to Glocken bells + Spiel play

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glockenspiel (ˈɡlɒkənˌspiːl, -ˌʃpiːl)

—n
	a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal plates played with a pair of small hammers

[C19: German, from Glocken bells + Spiel play]

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glockenspiel

1825, from Ger., lit. "play of bells," from Glocke "bell" (see clock) + Spiel "a play."

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