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tam-tam

tam-tam noun: a flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.

Noun

tam-tam (plural tam-tams)

  1. A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.

Verb

tam-tam (third-person singular simple present tam-tams, present participle tam-tamming, simple past and past participle tam-tammed)

  1. (dated, intransitive) To beat on a drum.

Forms of tam-tam

Noun
pluraltam-tams
Verb
third-person singular presenttam-tams
present participletam-tamming
past participletam-tammed
pasttam-tammed

Origin of tam-tam

Imitative.

Questions about tam-tam

What does tam-tam mean?
Tam-tam means a flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.
What part of speech is tam-tam?
Tam-tam can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of tam-tam?
The plural of tam-tam is tam-tams.

Words near tam-tam in the dictionary

  1. tam
  2. tam o'shanter
  3. tam o'shanters
  4. tam-o'-shanter
  5. tam-o'-shanters
  6. tam-tam
  7. tam-tammed
  8. tam-tamming
  9. tam-tams
  10. tama
  11. Tama County

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