"tom-tom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tom-toms [plural]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic, with reduplication. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic, {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication Head templates: {{en-noun}} tom-tom (plural tom-toms)
  1. A small joined pair of drums, beaten with the hands.
    Sense id: en-tom-tom-en-noun-tVjv-f4j
  2. (usually as a pair) Any cylindrical drum, with no snare; part of a drum kit. Tags: usually
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  3. Alternative form of tam-tam (“a kind of flat gong”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tam-tam (extra: a kind of flat gong) Categories (topical): Percussion instruments
    Sense id: en-tom-tom-en-noun-2MZlFR0e Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 11 32 48 9

Verb

Forms: tom-toms [present, singular, third-person], tom-tomming [participle, present], tom-tommed [participle, past], tom-tommed [past]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic, with reduplication. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic, {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} tom-tom (third-person singular simple present tom-toms, present participle tom-tomming, simple past and past participle tom-tommed)
  1. To play the tom-tom (pair of drums).
    Sense id: en-tom-tom-en-verb-xvDwhei~

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