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taps
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
taps
(noun)
spinal tap
(noun)
tap
(verb)
tap
(noun)
tap
(noun)
tap
(verb)
taps
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ˈ
tæps/
noun
taps
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ˈ
tæps/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of TAPS
[
plural
]
US, military
:
a song played on a bugle at military funerals and at night as a signal for soldiers to go to bed
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