| Seattle - a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Ranier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington Percussion • noun 1 before another noun (of a musical instrument) played by being struck or shaken. 2 percussion instruments forming a band or section of an orchestra. 3 the striking of one solid object with or against another. — DERIVATIVES percussionist noun percussive adjective. — ORIGIN Latin, from percutere ‘strike forcibly’. Collective • adjective 1 done by or belonging to all the members of a group. 2 taken as a whole; aggregate. • noun an enterprise owned or operated cooperatively. — DERIVATIVES collectively adverb collectivity noun. |
