"percussion" meaning in French

See percussion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-percussion.wav Forms: percussions [plural]
Etymology: From Latin percussiōnem. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|percussiō|percussiōnem}} Latin percussiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} percussion f (plural percussions)
  1. percussion (tapping of the body) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-percussion-fr-noun-SXZEDFv6
  2. (music) percussion Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-percussion-fr-noun-8WrbDK2P Categories (other): Music, French entries with incorrect language header, Percussion instruments Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 13 87 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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