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sixxen

/ˈsɪksən/

sixxen noun: a microtonal hammered keyboard percussion instrument.

Noun

sixxen (plural sixxens)

  1. A microtonal hammered keyboard percussion instrument.

Forms of sixxen

pluralsixxens

Origin of sixxen

Blend of six + Xenakis, after Greek composer Iannis Xenakis, who in 1978 composed a piece for six percussionists involving the instrument.

Questions about sixxen

What does sixxen mean?
Sixxen means a microtonal hammered keyboard percussion instrument.
What part of speech is sixxen?
Sixxen is a noun.
How do you pronounce sixxen?
Sixxen is pronounced /ˈsɪksən/.
What is the plural of sixxen?
The plural of sixxen is sixxens.

Words near sixxen in the dictionary

  1. sixtysix
  2. sixtysomething
  3. sixtysomethings
  4. sixtythree
  5. sixtytwo
  6. sixxen
  7. Siya
  8. Siyan
  9. Siyi
  10. Siyu
  11. siyum

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