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tam⋅bou⋅rin

[tam-boo-rin; Fr. tahn-boo-ran]
–noun, plural -rins [-rinz; Fr. -ran] .
1. a long narrow drum of Provence.
2. an old Provençal dance in duple meter, accompanied by a drone bass or by a steady drumbeat.
3. the music for this dance.

Origin:
1790–1800; < F < Pr tamborin, dim. of tambor tambour
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tam·bou·rin   (tām'bŏŏ-rĭn, täɴ-bōō-rāɴ')   
n.  
    1. A long, narrow, two-headed drum used in Provence.

    2. One who plays this drum.

  1. A style of dance in lively two-beat rhythm, accompanied by this drum.


[Provençal tambourin, from Old French, diminutive of tambour, tambour; see tambour.]
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