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Sound
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adj
Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Produced by striking organs together, for example, smacking the lips or gnashing the teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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noun
A percussive phone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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adjective
involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English percuss Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English percussive From percuss + -ive.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
