1 [U] musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or with a stick, for example drums:
percussion instruments * The track features Joey Langton on percussion.
2 (the percussion) [sing.] (also percussion section [C]) the players of percussion instruments in an orchestra
compareBRASS, STRINGS, WOODWIND
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