xylophone xylophilous • xylophones · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · xylophone · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets. Synonyms: marimba. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · marimba · · Synonym 1 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 x latin small letter x U+0078 y latin small letter y U+0079