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KETTLEDRUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kettledrum mean? 

KETTLEDRUM (noun)
  The noun KETTLEDRUM has 1 sense:

1. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on itplay

  Familiarity information: KETTLEDRUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KETTLEDRUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

kettle; kettledrum; timpani; tympani; tympanum

Hypernyms ("kettledrum" 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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