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gamelans

gamelans is the plural of gamelan.

Meaning of gamelan

Noun

gamelan (countable and uncountable, plural gamelans)

  1. A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).
  2. An ensemble performing this style of music.

Questions about gamelans

What is gamelans the plural of?
Gamelans is the plural of gamelan.

Words near gamelans in the dictionary

  1. gameland
  2. gamelands
  3. gamelang
  4. gamelangs
  5. gamelanlike
  6. gamelans
  7. gameless
  8. gamelessness
  9. gamelike
  10. Gamelin
  11. Gamelion

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