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kettledrum

English

Alternative forms

  • kettle drum
  • kettle-drum

Etymology

kettle +? drum

Noun

kettledrum (plural kettledrums)

  1. (music) A large hemispherical brass percussion instrument (one of the timpani) with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting its tension.
  2. (dated) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening.

Synonyms

  • timpanum

Translations

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tympano

English

Alternative forms

  • timpano

Etymology

Italian timpano. See tympanum.

Noun

tympano (plural tympani)

  1. (music) A kettledrum.

Usage notes

  • Mainly used in the plural to denote the kettledrums of an orchestra.

Anagrams

  • aptonym

Latin

Noun

tympan?

  1. dative singular of tympanum
  2. ablative singular of tympanum

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