Definition of "tam-tam" []

• A gong having a metal disk struck with a felt-covered hammer or stick used in a gamelan orchestra. (noun)
• Variant of tom-tom. (noun)

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• "While actual meet-ups are underway throughout the country, the electronic tam-tam is also spreading via Twitter."
• "No, that's a percussionist called Jimmy Blades having a "J Arthur Rank" on a chau gong or tam-tam."
• "CURNOW: With the disease still ravaging the continent, the song a call to each African to act as a tam-tam drum and to pass on the message to those who have not heard it."