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glockenspiel
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Glockenspiel
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glock·en·spiel
/
ˈglɒk
ənˌspil, -ˌʃpil
/
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[
glok
-
uh
n-speel, -shpeel
]
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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 especially in bands.
Origin:
1815–25;
<
German,
equivalent 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]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
glockenspiel
1825, from Ger., lit. "play of bells," from Glocke "bell" (see
clock
) + Spiel "a play."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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