tam-tam

[ tuhm-tuhm, tam-tam ]

/ ˈtʌmˌtʌm, ˈtæmˌtæm /

noun

a gong with indefinite pitch.

tom-tom.

Origin of tam-tam

First recorded in 1775–85; variant of tom-tom

Words nearby tam-tam

tamping, tampion, tampon, tamponade, tampur, tam-tam, Tamworth, tan, tan-1, tana, Tanach

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Example sentences from the Web for tam-tam

Priests attend upon the goddess, and female dancers display their talent before her, accompanied by the loud music of the tam-tam.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
He re-read the score, set it going on the organ, then picked up the tam-tam.
Melomaniacs|James Huneker
Again the page was played, the tam-tam's thin edge set shivering with mournful resonance.
Melomaniacs|James Huneker
With a scorching whiff of sulphur and violets, a thin, spiral scream, the music tapered into the sepulchral clang of a tam-tam.
Melomaniacs|James Huneker

Come fleetly, come fleetly, my hookabadar, For the sound of the tam-tam is heard from afar.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tam-tam

tam-tam

noun

another name for gong (def. 1)

Word Origin for tam-tam

from Hindi: see tom-tom

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单词	tam-tam
释义	tam-tam [ tuhm-tuhm, tam-tam ] / ˈtʌmˌtʌm, ˈtæmˌtæm / noun a gong with indefinite pitch. tom-tom. Origin of tam-tam First recorded in 1775–85; variant of tom-tom Words nearby tam-tam tamping, tampion, tampon, tamponade, tampur, tam-tam, Tamworth, tan, tan-1, tana, Tanach Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tam-tam Priests attend upon the goddess, and female dancers display their talent before her, accompanied by the loud music of the tam-tam. A Woman's Journey Round the World\|Ida Pfeiffer He re-read the score, set it going on the organ, then picked up the tam-tam. Melomaniacs\|James Huneker Again the page was played, the tam-tam's thin edge set shivering with mournful resonance. Melomaniacs\|James Huneker With a scorching whiff of sulphur and violets, a thin, spiral scream, the music tapered into the sepulchral clang of a tam-tam. Melomaniacs\|James Huneker Come fleetly, come fleetly, my hookabadar, For the sound of the tam-tam is heard from afar. The Book of Humorous Verse\|Various British Dictionary definitions for tam-tam tam-tam noun another name for gong (def. 1) Word Origin for tam-tam from Hindi: see tom-tom Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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