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PARADIDDLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paradiddle mean?
• PARADIDDLE (noun)
The noun PARADIDDLE has 1 sense:
1. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
Familiarity information: PARADIDDLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("paradiddle" is a kind of...):
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
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