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Tympany

//ˈtɪmpəni// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The sound made by beating a drum. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Tympanites (distention of the abdomen). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    Inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness. countable, uncountable

    "Thine's a tympany of sense."

Etymology

Coined based on Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon).

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