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vi⋅bra⋅phone

[vahy-bruh-fohn]
–noun
vibraharp.

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


vi⋅bra⋅phon⋅ist [vahy-bruh-foh-nist, vahy-brof-uh-] , noun
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vi·bra·phone   (vī'brə-fōn')   
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.
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