Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zylophone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zy-lo-phone
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of xylophone.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The zylophone and metallophone are examples of musical instruments employing free vibrating rods supported at their nodes. The zylophone consists of a series of wooden rods of different lengths […]"

Etymology

See xylophone.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

zylophones (plural)

Questions

What does zylophone mean?: Archaic form of xylophone.
Where does zylophone come from?: See xylophone.

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