the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The sound of a beaten drum; drum music.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The sound of a drum.
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n. a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause
n. (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
n. the sound made by beating a drum
Word Usage
"Spirituality has always been a motivating connector with Boomer population, and the steady drumbeat is only growing louder in our recessionary times."