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Word of the Day – Percussive

By October 14, 2019Word of the Day

Percussive (adj)

pur-kus-iv

Relating to or produced by percussion.

Mid 16th century (in the general sense ‘give a blow to’): from Latin percuss- ‘struck forcibly’, from the verb percutere, from per- ‘through’ + quatere ‘to shake, strike’.

Example sentences

“The hall was filled with percussive sounds.”

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