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Raretambourine
The correct spelling is tambourine.
How to pronounce tambourine
/ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/
nounIPA: /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.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.A tambourine dove.
- 3.A kind of Provençal dance.
- 4.The music for this dance.
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