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MUSIC BOX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does music box mean?
• MUSIC BOX (noun)
The noun MUSIC BOX has 1 sense:
1. produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
Familiarity information: MUSIC BOX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
music box; musical box
Hypernyms ("music box" is a kind of...):
instrument; musical instrument (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)
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