Tympanum
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Tympanum or thympanon (Latin form) or tympanon (Greek form) may mean:
- Eardrum
- Pediment, a sculpted panel that stands within the recessed area formed by a larger arch above the doors to a church or similar building
- singular of timpani, a kettledrum
- a hearing organ on grasshoppers and frogs
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