noun
timpani
Timpani (noun) means the set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.
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The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum”), from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, to hit”). Doublet of tympanum, timbre, timbal, and tymbal.
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"timpani" (noun) means the set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.