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/ˈdɹʌmfaɪə(ɹ)/
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/ˈdɹʌmfaɪɚ/
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ˈdɹʌmfaɪə(ɹ)
Noun
Heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire.
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- Uncountable
A sustained attack.
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- Uncountable
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The past year has seen a shart rise in the drumfire of attacks on one of management's most highly regarded methods of executive incentive payments — the stock option.
Noun
intense and continuous artillery fire
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