cymbal

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He said that the cymbal was a symbol of music.

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  1. noun A percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass plate that makes a loud clashing tone when hit with a drumstick or when used in pairs.

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  1. Middle English, from Old English and from Old French cymbale, both from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kumbalon, from kumbē, bowl.

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  1. from Middle English cimbale, cymbale, from Old French cimbale, French cymbale = Spanish címbalo = Portuguese cymbalo = Italian cimbalo, cembalo = Dutch cimbaal = G. Danish cymbel = Swedish cymbal, from Latin cymbalum, from Greek κύμβαλον, a cymbal, from κύμβος, κυ/μβη, the hollow of a vessel, bowl, basin, cup, boat, knapsack, etc., = Sanskrit kumbhā, kumbhī, a pot, jar: see comb. Cf. chime.
 

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