TOM-TOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tom-tom mean? 

• TOM-TOM (noun)
  The noun TOM-TOM has 1 sense:

1. any of various drums with small heads

  Familiarity information: TOM-TOM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOM-TOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various drums with small heads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tenor drum; tom-tom

Hypernyms ("tom-tom" is a kind of...):

drum; membranophone; tympan (a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end)