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tam-tam (tumtum′, tamtam′, tämtäm′)

noun

  1. a large gong of indefinite pitch, sounded with a soft-headed mallet
  2. tom-tom

Etymology: Hindi ṭamṭam, generic term for a tabor, drum, or gong: of echoic orig.

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