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noun
The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: kettledrums, naker, temple drums, timps
Antonyms: none provided
noun
plural of timpano
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: percussion instrument, percussive instrument
History
Borrowed from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum”), from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, to hit”). Doublet of tympanum, timbre, timbal, and tymbal.
Across languages
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