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tympany definition

tym·pany (tim′pə nē)

noun pl. tympanies -·nies

  1. inflated or distended condition
  2. bombast; pomposity

Etymology: ML tympanias < Gr < tympanon, drum: see tympan

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