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- [tam tam]
- /tæm tæm/
- /ˈtæm ˈtæm/
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- [tam tam]
- /tæm tæm/
Definitions of tam-tam word
- noun tam-tam a gong with indefinite pitch. 1
- abbreviation TAM-TAM tom-tom. 1
- noun tam-tam a large gong of indefinite pitch, sounded with a soft-headed mallet 0
- abbreviation TAM-TAM tom-tom 0
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Origin of tam-tam
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; variant of tom-tom
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tam-tam
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tam-tam popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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