Meaning
A round musical instrument that you hit with your hands or with sticks.
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Word origin
Probably from Middle Dutch tromme, a word that copies the sound the instrument makes.
- Origin
- Middle Dutch
- Root
- tromme
Grammar
Examples
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"The drums" is the usual way to name the instrument someone plays.
wooden .
Here "drum" is one single instrument.
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"Drums" is the plural; the sound came from far away.
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