First Known Use: circa 1848
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rataplan
noun rat·a·plan \ˈra-tə-ˌplan\
Definition of RATAPLAN
: the iterative sound of beating <a rolling rataplan of drums — Time>
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Origin of RATAPLAN
French, of imitative origin
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