tintinnabulation

tin·tin·nab·u·la·tion

 (tĭn′tĭ-năb′yə-lā′shən)

n.

The ringing or sounding of bells.

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[From tintinnabulum.]

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tintinnabulation

(ˌtɪntɪˌnæbjʊˈleɪʃən)

n

(Music, other) the act or an instance of the ringing or pealing of bells

ˌtintinˈnabular, ˌtintinˈnabulary, ˌtintinˈnabulous, ˌtintinˈnabulant adj

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tin•tin•nab•u•la•tion

(ˌtɪn tɪˌnæb yəˈleɪ ʃən)

n.

the ringing or sound of bells.

[1833, Amer.; < Latin tintinnābulum bell (<tintinnare to ring + -bulum instrumental suffix)]

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tintinnabulation

1. the sound made by ringing bells.
2. a tinkling, bell-like sound. — tintinnabular, adj.

See also: Bells

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tintinnabulation - the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe ringing, ring sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" bell ringing - the sound of someone playing a set of bells

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Translations

tintinnio

tintinnabulation

[ˈtɪntɪˌnæbjʊˈleɪʃən] N (liter) → campanilleo m

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tintinnabulation

n (liter, form) → Klingeln nt → or Geläut nt → (von Glocken)

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