TIMPANO
\tɪmpˈɑːnə͡ʊ], \tɪmpˈɑːnəʊ], \t_ɪ_m_p_ˈɑː_n_əʊ]\
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tim'pa-n[=o], n. an orchestral kettledrum:--pl. TIM'PANI.--Also TYM'PANO. [It.]
By Thomas Davidson
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(pl. -ni pr. -ne). Kettle-drum.
By Sir Augustus Henry
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basidiomycota
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