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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A percussive musical instrument devised in 1908 by Ignace Paderewski to suggest the sound of distant thunder.
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reesetee commented on the word tonitruone
a device or instrument for imitating thunder
March 6, 2007
bilby commented on the word tonitruone
Probably derived from the Latin tonare, to thunder.
November 7, 2021