"paradiddle-diddle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpæɹəˌdɪdəl dɪdəl/ Forms: paradiddle-diddles [plural]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=paradiddle-diddle}} paradiddle-diddle (plural paradiddle-diddles)
  1. (music) A percussive exercise (one of many rudiments) which involves playing six even strokes in the order ‘right left right right left left’ or ‘left right left left right right’. Categories (topical): Music Hypernyms: rudiments
    Sense id: en-paradiddle-diddle-en-noun-AN0tT7sd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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