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noun
Any musical instrument that produces sound via the vibration of a stretched membrane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: drum, tympan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: percussion instrument, percussive instrument
Narrower terms: bass drum, gran casa, bongo, bongo drum, snare drum, snare, side drum, tabor, tabour, tambour, tambourine, tenor drum, tom-tom, timbrel
History
Etymology tree English membrane Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bheh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *phōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English membranophone From membrane + -o- + -phone.
Across languages
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