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glockenspiel definition

glock·en·spiel (gläk′ən spēl′, -s̸hpēl′)

noun

a percussion instrument with chromatically tuned, flat metal bars set in a frame, that produce bell-like tones when struck with small hammers

Etymology: Ger < glocke, a bell (see clock) + spiel, play

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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