tympano

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noun

A kettledrum.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nountympano (plural tympani)

plural tympani · alternative timpano

  1. entertainmentA kettledrum.

Origin

  1. Italiantimpano
  2. Englishtympano

From Italian timpano. See tympanum.

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APA

tympano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympano

MLA

“tympano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympano. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tympano,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympano.

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