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Definition of percussion noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    percussion

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//pərˈkʌʃn//
     
     
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  1. 1[uncountable] musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or with a stick, for example drums percussion instruments The track features Joey Langton on percussion.
  2. 2the percussion [singular] (also percussion section [countable]) the players of percussion instruments in an orchestra compare brass, string, woodwind
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