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Definition of timpani noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

timpani

noun
 
/ˈtɪmpəni/
 
/ˈtɪmpəni/
(also informal timps
 
/tɪmps/
 
/tɪmps/
)
[plural]
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  1. a set of large metal drums (also called kettledrums) in an orchestraTopics Musicc2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Italian, plural of timpano ‘kettledrum’, from Latin tympanum ‘drum’, from Greek tumpanon ‘drum’, based on tuptein ‘to strike’.
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