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rataplan definition

rata·plan (rat′ə plan′)

noun

the beating of a drum, or a sound like this

Etymology: Fr: echoic of drumming

intransitive verb, transitive verb rataplanned -·planned′, rataplanning -·plan′·ning

to make such a sound (on)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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