TIMPANI


Meaning of TIMPANI in English

[ 'tɪmpəni ]

(also tympani )

■ plural noun kettledrums.

Derivatives

~st noun

Origin

C19: from Ital., plural of timpano 'kettledrum', from L. tympanum (see tympanum ).

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