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tam·bou·rin \ˈtambərə̇n, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ran\ noun (-s) Etymology: Provençal, diminutive of tambour drum, from Arabic ṭanbūr 1. a. : a long narrow drum used in Provence b. : an Egyptian bottle-shaped drum 2. a. : a lively old Provençal dance originally with tambourin accompaniment b. : music written for or in the quick duple measure of a tambourin dance usually with a drone bass on the tonic or dominant |