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tom-tom definition

tom·-tom (täm′täm′)

noun

  1. any of various drums, as of Indian or African tribes, usually beaten with the hands
  2. a kind of drum used in jazz and popular music that has a sound higher and less resonant than a bass drum

Etymology: Hindi ṭamṭam: see tam-tam

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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