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Timpani

//ˈtɪmpəni// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.

    "Since the timpani is a legato instrument, a note must be allowed to sound and ring to achieve the full effect of the drum."

  2. 2
    plural of timpano form-of, plural
  3. 3
    a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum”), from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon), from τύπτω (túptō, “I strike, I hit”). Doublet of tympanum, timbre, timbal, and tymbal.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum”), from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon), from τύπτω (túptō, “I strike, I hit”). Doublet of tympanum, timbre, timbal, and tymbal.

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