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drumbeat

noun

Meaning

  1. The beating of a drum.
  2. The sound of a beating drum.
  3. (by extension) A repetitive beating sound.
  4. A driving force.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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