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gamelan
[ gam-uh-lan, -luhn ]
noun
- an Indonesian orchestra consisting of bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and a great variety of percussion instruments.
gamelan
/ ˈɡæmɪˌlæn /
noun
- a type of percussion orchestra common in the East Indies
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gamelan1
1810–20; < Javanese, equivalent to gamel song accompanied by a gamelan + -an nominalizing suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gamelan1
from Javanese
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Example Sentences
Behind the dalang was a gamelan, or series of gongs mounted on a wooden frame much like an ordinary couch.
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A topeng company numbers eleven persons—the dalang, six actors, and four gamelan musicians.
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He charms me sometimes with beautiful gamelan music and songs.
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Gamelan broke into a song of welcome; the bridegroom was coming.
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We know what Borel has written on the gamelan (he calls it soul music).
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