tala
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tala (tä′lə)
noun
any of the various repeating rhythmic patterns of stressed and unstressed units, played on a percussion instrument in the music of India
Etymology: < Sans tāla, lit., the slapping or clapping of hands together
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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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