Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index X xylophone: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: xy•lo•phone Pronunciation: (zī'lu-fōn"), [key] — n. a musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of wooden bars, usually sounded by striking with small wooden hammers. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: xylophone (Thesaurus) xylophilous xylose ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: solecism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language