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Definition of percussion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

percussion

noun
percussion pronunciation English pəˈkʌʃn percussion pronunciation American pərˈkʌʃn
 
1 [uncountable] musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or with a stick, for example drumspercussion instrumentsThe track features Joey Langton on percussion.2 the percussion [singular] (also percussion section [countable]) the players of percussion instruments in an orchestra compare brass, strings, woodwind