noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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glŏkʹən-shpēl'
UK:/ˈɡlɒk.ənˌʃpiːl/
UK:
US:/ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil/
US:
/ˈɡlɔk.n̩ˌʃpiːl/like German
/ˈɡlɔk.ŋ̩ˌʃpiːl/like German
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:G L AA1 K AH0 N S P IY2 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments. Like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano. It is smaller in size and higher in pitch than the xylophone, and the bars are made of metal instead of wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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