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Definition of: cymbal
(sim′bəl) noun
One of a pair of platelike metallic musical instruments played by being clashed together. ◆ Homophone: symbol. [OE and <OF cymbale, both <L cymbalum <Gk. kymbalon <kymbē cup, hollow of a vessel]
—cym′bal·ist, cym′bal·er noun
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