percussion 
per·cus·sion [percussion percussions] BrE [pəˈkʌʃn] NAmE [pərˈkʌʃn] noun  1. uncountable musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or with a stick, for example drums •percussion instruments •The track features Joey Langton on percussion. 2. the percussionsingular (also perˈcussion section countable)the players of percussion instruments in an ↑orchestra compare ↑brass, ↑strings, ↑woodwind Word Origin: late Middle English: from Latin percussio(n-), from the verb percutere ‘to strike forcibly’, from per- ‘through’ + quatere ‘to shake, strike’.
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