CYMBAL Definition & Meaning

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cymbal

[sim-buhl]

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noun

a concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by being struck together, or singly, by being struck with a drumstick or the like.

cymbal

/ ˈ��ɪ��ə�� /

noun

a percussion instrument of indefinite pitch consisting of a thin circular piece of brass, which vibrates when clashed together with another cymbal or struck with a stick

cymbal

A large, round metal plate used as a percussion instrument. Cymbals can be crashed together in pairs or struck singly with a drumstick, and they are used in dance bands, jazz bands, and orchestras.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

cymbaler noun
cymbaleer noun
cymbalist noun
cymballike adjective
ˈ��⳾��-ˌ�� adjective
ˈ��⳾�� noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of cymbal¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English cymbal, cymbala, from Old French cymbale, cymble , and from Medieval Latin cymbalum, from Latin, from Greek ��ý��ǲ�, derivative of kýmbos, kýmbē “hollow vessel, cup”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of cymbal¹

Old English cymbala, from Medieval Latin, from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kumbalon, from ��ܳ��ŧ something hollow

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It all belongs, in the same way the crash of Chinese cymbals in the remix of Sammie's signature song "I Lied to You" only punches up that gumbo's flavor.

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Ted said, “Let’s cut the drums in there,” but Denny couldn’t hit the cymbals.

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Each student can audition for different, small parts in the program: drums, cymbals, the triangle — all things that would widen any child’s eyes when they walk into a music class.

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Now, all that remained of the ephemera of his young life was a single, tarnished cymbal from his drum set.

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Robinson walked to a blackened tree where he had nailed up a cymbal Elliott had given him.

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cymatium cymbalo

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