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Noun: tympan  timpun
  1. A musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
    - drum, membranophone

Derived forms: tympans

See also: tympanist

Type of: percussion instrument, percussive instrument

Encyclopedia: Tympan

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