GAMELAN

Meaning of GAMELAN in English

/ ˈgæməlæn; NAmE / noun

a traditional group of Indonesian musicians, playing instruments such as xylophones and gongs

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from Javanese .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GAMELAN — noun Etymology: Javanese Date: 1817 an Indonesian orchestra made up especially of percussion instruments (as gongs, xylophones, and drums)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GAMELAN — Indigenous orchestra of Java and Bali and, more generally, of Indonesia and Malaysia. A gamelan usually consists largely of gongs, …
Английский словарь Британика
GAMELAN — ˈgaməˌlan, -_lən noun also gam·e·lang -ˌlaŋ ; or gam·e·lin -_lə̇n ( -s ) Etymology: Javanese gamelan percussion instrument related to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAMELAN — /gam"euh lan', -leuhn/ , n. an Indonesian orchestra consisting of bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and a great variety of percussion …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMELAN — noun Etymology: Javanese Date: 1817 : an Indonesian orchestra made up especially of percussion instruments (as gongs, xylophones, and drums)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAMELAN — [ 'gaməlan ] ■ noun a traditional instrumental ensemble in Java and Bali, including many bronze percussion instruments. Origin C19: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GAMELAN — [gam.elan] n [Jav] (1817): an Indonesian orchestra made up esp. of percussion instruments (as gongs, xylophones, and drums)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAMELAN — also spelled Gamelang, or Gamelin, the indigenous orchestra of Java and Bali, consisting largely of several varieties of gongs and …
Britannica English vocabulary
GAMELAN — gamelan BrE AmE ˈɡæm ə læn -ɪ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAMELAN — gam ‧ e ‧ lan /ˈɡæməlæn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a group of Indonesian musicians who mainly play ↑ percussion …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAMELAN — n. 1 a type of orchestra found in SE Asia (esp. Indonesia), with string and woodwind instruments, and a wide …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAMELAN — n. 1 a type of orchestra found in SE Asia (esp. Indonesia), with string and woodwind instruments, and a wide …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAMELAN — n.1 a type of orchestra found in SE Asia (esp. Indonesia), with string and woodwind instruments, and a wide range …
Oxford English vocab
GAMELAN — n. Indigenous orchestra of Java and Bali and, more generally, of Indonesia and Malaysia. A gamelan usually consists largely of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GAMELAN — (музыкальное) гамелан (индонезийский инструмент и способ исполнения)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAMELAN — Гамелан
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GAMELAN — n муз. гамелан ( индонезийсий инструмент и способ исполнения )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAMELAN — (n) гамелан
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GAMELAN — n муз. гамелан ( индонезийский инструмент и способ исполнения )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
GAMELAN — n муз. гамелан ( индонезийсий инструмент и способ исполнения )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GAMELAN — (музыкальное) гамелан (индонезийский инструмент и способ исполнения)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAMELAN — n. Pronunciation: ' ga-m ə - ˌ lan, - ˌ län Function: noun Etymology: Javanese Date: 1817 : an Indonesian …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
XYLOPHONE — Primitive xylophones may consist of logs of graded length laid across two supporting logs; a pit may be dug underneath …
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VARIATION — I In biology, any difference between cells, individual organisms, or groups of organisms within a species caused either by genetic …
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PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT — A musical instrument that is struck (or sometimes shaken or scraped) to produce sound. This category includes instruments whose own …
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ORFF, CARL — born July 10, 1895, Munich, Ger. died March 29, 1982, Munich German composer and music educator. He trained at the …
Английский словарь Британика
GAMELIN — noun see gamelan
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAMELANG — noun see gamelan
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSTRUMENTATION
Britannica English vocabulary
SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARTS — the literary, performing, and visual arts of Southeast Asia. Although the cultural development of the area was once dominated by …
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BALI — island and provinsi (province) in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the island of Java. …
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