percussion

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

US /pərˈkʌʃən/ UK /pəˈkʌʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the striking of one body against another; instruments played by striking

The march was driven by a thunderous percussion section.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the striking of one body... impact collision striking beating concussion

Word family

Derived forms percussionistpercussive

Related forms percusspercussiveconcussion repercussion

Etymology

From Latin percussio(n-) ('a striking, beating'), from percutere ('to strike through'), from per- ('through') + quatere ('to shake, strike').

percussio Latin percutere Latin quatere Latin

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Topics

The Human Body Music Theory Word Formation & Derivatives

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# percussion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pərˈkʌʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈkʌʃən/

## Meanings
1. the striking of one body against another; instruments played by striking

## Examples
- The march was driven by a thunderous percussion section.

## Synonyms
- impact
- collision
- striking
- beating
- concussion

## Derived Forms
- percussionist
- percussive

## Related Forms
- percuss
- percussive
- concussion
- repercussion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: percussio
- Root: percutere
- Root: quatere

## Etymology
From Latin percussio(n-) ('a striking, beating'), from percutere ('to strike through'), from per- ('through') + quatere ('to shake, strike').

## AI Etymology
Percussion is from Latin percussio(n-) ('a striking, beating'), from percutere ('to strike through'), from per- ('through') + quatere ('to shake, strike'). Important recorded forms include percussio (Latin), percutere (Latin), and quatere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the striking of one body against another; instruments played by striking. The wider family includes derived forms such as percussionist and percussive and related words such as percuss, percussive, concussion, and repercussion.

## Topics
- The Human Body
- Music Theory
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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