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Added 7 October 2026

percussion

/pɚˈkʌʃən/ noun

Latin root: percussiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about percussion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
The sound so produced.
The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.

Origin

From Middle English percussioun, from Middle French, Old French percussion, from Latin percussiō (“striking”), from percutiō (“to strike”).

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