gyil

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/ˈdʒɪlə//ˈdʒiːl/

noun

A pentatonic instrument of Africa, resembling a xylophone.

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Meanings

noungyil (plural gyils)

plural gyils

  1. entertainmentA pentatonic instrument of Africa, resembling a xylophone.

    “Dust Dances” (1994), the vigorous opening work here, is the fruit of a four-month visit to Ghana, where Mr. Bermel studied the gyil, an African xylophone.

    2009 May 10, The New York Times, “Sounds Both Eclectic and Electric”, in New York Times
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APA

gyil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyil

MLA

“gyil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gyil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyil.

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