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xylophonelike

xylophonelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a xylophone.

Adjective

xylophonelike (comparative more xylophonelike, superlative most xylophonelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a xylophone.
    • The lyrics were in several West African languages, and the lineup paired African instruments — the kora (the djelis’ 21-string harp-lute), the xylophonelike balafon, the small banjolike ngoni and the booming djembe (hand drum) — with modern counterparts: electric guitar, bass, keyboard and trap...2007 April 2, Jon Pareles, “A Musical Coalition That Raises the Roof”, in New York Times

Forms of xylophonelike

comparativemore xylophonelike
superlativemost xylophonelike

Origin of xylophonelike

From xylophone + -like.

Questions about xylophonelike

What does xylophonelike mean?
Xylophonelike means resembling or characteristic of a xylophone.
What part of speech is xylophonelike?
Xylophonelike is an adjective.

Words near xylophonelike in the dictionary

  1. xylophilic
  2. xylophilous
  3. xylophobia
  4. xylophone
  5. xylophoned
  6. xylophonelike
  7. xylophones
  8. xylophonic
  9. xylophonically
  10. xylophoning
  11. xylophonist

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