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TAM-TAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tam-tam mean?
• TAM-TAM (noun)
The noun TAM-TAM has 1 sense:
1. a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
Familiarity information: TAM-TAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gong; tam-tam
Hypernyms ("tam-tam" 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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