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(music) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl..
Use kettle drum when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kettle drum means (music) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl..
Common synonyms include timpanum, kettle, tympanum, timpani.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use kettle drum where its definition matches the intended context.
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