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KETTLEDRUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does kettledrum mean?
• KETTLEDRUM (noun)
The noun KETTLEDRUM has 1 sense:
1. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
Familiarity information: KETTLEDRUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
kettle; kettledrum; timpani; tympani; tympanum
Hypernyms ("kettledrum" is a kind of...):
percussion instrument; percussive instrument (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another)
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