Word: xylophones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: xy
lo
phones
Definition: Plural of xylophone; a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
Morphemes:
Affix: xylo-
Language: en
Meaning: of wood
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ξύλον
Language: grc
Decoded: xulon
Meaning: wood
Affix: -phone
Language: en
Meaning: sound
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: sound
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).