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percussion (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: percussio 'act of hitting', from percutere 'to hit hard']
musical instruments such as drums, bells etc which you play by hitting them
::Tonight we have Paul Duke on percussion (=playing a percussion instrument) .
::a range of percussion instruments
-see also brass (2), stringed instrument , wind instrument , woodwind
the percussion (section)
the people in an orchestra or band that play musical instruments such as drums, bells etc
formal the sound or effect of two things hitting each Other with great force
-- percussionist n [C]

Unitas, Johnny (oh)



(1933- ) a US Football player who was a famous quarterback for the Baltimore Colts team from 1956 to 1972. He was called "the Golden Arm" because the passes he threw often became touchdowns (=actions that win points) .