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- [tam-buh-reen]
- /ˌtæm bəˈrin/
- /ˌtæm.bəˈriːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tam-buh-reen]
- /ˌtæm bəˈrin/
Definitions of tambourine word
- noun tambourine a small drum consisting of a circular frame with a skin stretched over it and several pairs of metal jingles attached to the frame, played by striking with the knuckles, shaking, and the like. 1
- noun tambourine music: percussion instrument 1
- countable noun tambourine A tambourine is a musical instrument which you shake or hit with your hand. It consists of a drum skin on a circular frame with pairs of small round pieces of metal all around the edge. 0
- noun tambourine a percussion instrument consisting of a single drumhead of skin stretched over a circular wooden frame hung with pairs of metal discs that jingle when it is struck or shaken 0
- noun tambourine a shallow, single-headed hand drum having jingling metal disks in the rim: it is played by shaking, hitting with the knuckles, etc. 0
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Origin of tambourine
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; earlier tamboryne < Middle Dutch tamborijn small drum < Middle French tambourin or Medieval Latin tamborīnum. See tambour, -ine1
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Parts of speech for Tambourine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tambourine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tambourine usage trend in Literature
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