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Percussion Instrument

see synonyms of percussion instrument

Noun

1. percussion instrument, percussive instrument

a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Percussion Instrument

see synonyms of percussion instrument
noun
any of various musical instruments that produce a sound when their resonating surfaces are struck directly, as with a stick or mallet, or by leverage action. They may be of definite pitch (as a kettledrum or xylophone), indefinite pitch (as a gong or rattle), or a mixture of both (as various drums)

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Percussion Instrument

see synonyms of percussion instrument
n.
An instrument, such as a drum, xylophone, piano, or maraca, in which sound is produced by one object striking another or by being scraped or shaken.

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