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noun
A percussion instrument consisting of many small chimes hanging from a bar, played by sweeping a finger or stick across them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Named after its inventor, studio percussionist Mark Stevens, who devised the instrument in 1967.
