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gyils

gyils is the plural of gyil.

Meaning of gyil

Noun

gyil (plural gyils)

  1. A pentatonic instrument of Africa, resembling a xylophone.
    • “Dust Dances” (1994), the vigorous opening work here, is the fruit of a four-month visit to Ghana, where Mr. Bermel studied the gyil, an African xylophone.2009 May 10, The New York Times, “Sounds Both Eclectic and Electric”, in New York Times

Questions about gyils

What is gyils the plural of?
Gyils is the plural of gyil.

Words near gyils in the dictionary

  1. Gygaxian
  2. gyger
  3. gygers
  4. Gyges
  5. gyil
  6. gyils
  7. Gyland
  8. gylanic
  9. gylanies
  10. gylany
  11. gylden

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