Etymology

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Today it means: A percussion instrument consisting of many small chimes hanging from a bar, played by sweeping a finger or stick across them. Full definition →

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The story

Named after studio percussionist Mark Stevens, who devised the instrument in 1967.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.