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tambourin

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A long, narrow, two-headed drum used in Provence.
  • noun One who plays this drum.
  • noun A style of dance in lively two-beat rhythm, accompanied by this drum.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A tambourine.
  • noun (Mus.) An old Provençal dance of a lively character, common on the stage.

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  • noun Obsolete form of tambourine (percussion instrument)
  • noun obsolete An old lively Provençal dance, common on the stage.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Provençal tambourin, from Old French, diminutive of tambour, tambour; see tambour.]

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French

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Words with the same meaning

  1. tambourine

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