drum

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 See also 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Bosnian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 3 Croatian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 4 Dutch 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Derived terms 5 German 5.1 Adverb 6 Romanian 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun 6.3 References 7 Serbian 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Noun 7.2.1 Declension

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'dɹʌm/
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• Rhymes: -ʌm

[edit] Noun

drum (plural drums)

1. A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it.
2. Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
3. In particular, a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.

   The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums.

4. (obsolete or historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 631:

     Another misfortune which befel poor Sophia, was the company of Lord Fellamar, whom she met at the opera, and who attended her to the drum.

5. (architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola
6. (architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar

[edit] Derived terms

bass drum drum and bass drum beat

drum kit drummer drum roll

drumstick drum stick hand drum

kettledrum snare drum tenor drum

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• percussion

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[edit] Verb

to drum (third-person singular simple present drums, present participle drumming, simple past and past participle drummed)

1. (intransitive) (music) To beat a drum.
2. (intransitive) To knock successively and playfully.

   Drumming one’s fingers on a table is often an expression of impatience or annoyance.

3. (transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.

   He’s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head.

[edit] Derived terms

• drummer

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[edit] Etymology

From Greek δρόμος (drómos) road or track.

[edit] Noun

drum m (plural drumovi)

1. road

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Etymology

From Greek δρόμος (drómos) road or track.

[edit] Noun

drum m (plural drumovi)

1. road

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drum m. (plural drums)

1. (music) drum

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• drumstel

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[edit] Adverb

drum (contraction of darum)

1. thereabout
2. therefore
3. on that account, for that reason

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

From Greek δρόμος (drómos) road or track.

[edit] Noun

drum

1. road

[edit] References

Language in Danger Andrew Dalby, 2003

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[edit] Serbian

[edit] Etymology

From Greek δρόμος (drómos) road or track.

[edit] Noun

drum m. (plural drumovi) (Cyrillic spelling друм)

1. road

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