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Tympany
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What's The Definition Of Tympany?Synonyms | Synonyms for Tympany: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tympany: See Also | Tympany In Webster's Dictionary \Tym"pa*ny\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a kettledrum. See
{Tympanites}.]
1. (Med.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites.
--Fuller.
2. Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness. ``Thine 's
a tympany of sense.'' --Dryden.
A plethoric a tautologic tympany of sentence. --De
Quincey.
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