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- [tom tom]
- /tɒm tɒm/
- /tɒm tɒm/
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- [tom tom]
- /tɒm tɒm/
Definitions of tom-tom word
- noun tom-tom a drum of American Indian or Asian origin, commonly played with the hands. 1
- noun tom-tom a dully repetitious drumbeat or similar sound. 1
- countable noun tom-tom A tom-tom is a tall narrow drum that is usually played with the hands. 0
- noun tom-tom a drum associated either with the American Indians or with Eastern cultures, usually beaten with the hands as a signalling instrument 0
- noun tom-tom a standard cylindrical drum, normally with one drumhead 0
- noun tom-tom a monotonous drumming or beating sound 0
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Origin of tom-tom
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95, tom-tom is from the Hindi word ṭamṭam
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Parts of speech for Tom-tom
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tom-tom popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.