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percussion (oh) and Fox Broadcasting Co. (sh)


percussion (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: percussio 'act of hitting', from percutere 'to hit hard']
musical instruments such as drums, bells etc which you play by hitting them
::Tonight we have Paul Duke on percussion (=playing a percussion instrument) .
::a range of percussion instruments
-see also brass (2), stringed instrument , wind instrument , woodwind
the percussion (section)
the people in an orchestra or band that play musical instruments such as drums, bells etc
formal the sound or effect of two things hitting each Other with great force
-- percussionist n [C]

Fox Broadcasting Co. (sh)




U.S. Television broadcasting company.

Founded in 1986 by Rupert Murdoch, it began with 79 affiliated stations that reached 80% of U.S. homes. The network gradually expanded its broadcast hours to seven nights a week and gained more affiliates to make it available across the U.S. Concentrating on shows that appealed to affluent young viewers, it added Programming divisions for children, Sports, and news in the 1990s.