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English *noun*: percussive instrument
1.	percussive instrument (artifact) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
		Synonyms	percussion instrument
		Broader (hypernym)	instrument, musical instrument
		Narrower (hyponym)	bell, bones, castanets, chime, clappers, cymbal, drum, finger cymbals, forte-piano, glockenspiel, gong, gong, kettle, kettledrum, lagerphone, maraca, marimba, membranophone, orchestral bells, piano, pianoforte, rain stick, steel drum, tam-tam, timpani, triangle, tympan, tympani, tympanum, vibes, vibraharp, vibraphone, xylophone
		Part holonym	hammer, mallet

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