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drum⋅beat

[druhm-beet]
–noun
the rhythmic sound of a drum.

Origin:
1850–55; drum 1 + beat
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drum·beat   (drŭm'bēt')   
n.  
  1. The sound produced by beating a drum.

  2. Vehement, persistent advocacy of a cause: "the drumbeat of criticism of the news media from the right" (Michael Pollan).

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