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What is the noun for marimba?

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marimbaphone
  1. (music) A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba but with steel keys instead of wood, developed in early 20th century United States.
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marimba
  1. (music) A musical instrument similar to a xylophone but clearer in pitch.
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    1. “You'll hear a marimba and dulcimer every so often in this crescendoing collection of stellar four-part harmonies.”
      “Ongoing difficulties with providing professional-quality instruments, especially a five-octave marimba, played a part in the decision.”
      “A marimba group is made up of half a dozen musicians, two of them playing large, wooden marimbas, which resemble xylophones.”
marimbist
  1. Someone who plays a marimba.
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marimbaist
  1. (rare) Synonym of marimbist
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marimbaphones
marimbaists
marimbists
marimbas
  1. plural of marimba
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    1. “Pattern Transformation, for four players on two marimbas, is a wonderful opener.”
      “It contains more than 40 drums, gongs, a vibraphone and seven-feet marimbas to name but a few.”
      “A marimba group is made up of half a dozen musicians, two of them playing large, wooden marimbas, which resemble xylophones.”
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