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tambourine

The correct spelling is tambourine.

How to pronounce tambourine

/ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/
noun

IPA: /ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/

Say it like: Tam-bow-rin-e

The correct spelling is tambourine. A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held i…

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.
  2. 2.A tambourine dove.
  3. 3.A kind of Provençal dance.
  4. 4.The music for this dance.

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