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percussion

/pəˈkʌʃən/pur-KUH-shuhn
/pɚˈkʌʃən/pur-KUH-shuhn

Meaningto strike

Common meaning: striking

Other meanings: drums and similar instruments

Journey through time

  1. Latinpercutere‘to strike’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsto strike → a strikingpercussio‘a striking’source
  3. Englishpercussion‘striking’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin percutere ‘to strike’.

Roots

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