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    marimba

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Music
    ma·rim·ba /məˈrɪmbə/ noun [countable]  APMa musical instrument like a xylophone 马林巴琴〔形似木琴的一种乐器〕
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    marimba• Particular effects used on the marimba are rapid passage work, creating a rippling sound, or tremolos.• The marimba enters in the third movement and the sound blends handsomely with the textures of the keyboards.    Origin marimba (1700-1800) Kimbundu
    ma·rim·ba nounChineseSyllable
    a like Corpus instrument a musical xylophone


    marimba
    ma‧rim‧ba /məˈrɪmbə/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: Kimbundu
    a musical instrument like a xylophone


    ma·rimbaBrE /məˈrɪmbə/ 🔊NAmE /məˈrɪmbə/ 🔊 nouna musical instrument like a xylophone 马林巴