tintinnabulation
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tintinnabulation
- /ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjəˈleɪʃən/ US
- /ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjʊˈleɪʃən/ UK
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Noun of action from tintinnabulate, from Latin tintinnabulum (“a bell”), from tintinō, a reduplicated form of tinniō (“ring, jingle”).
noun tintinnabulations
- A tinkling sound, as of a bell or of breaking glass. Across the darkling meadows, from the heights of Hare, the tintinnabulation sounded mournfully, penetrating the curl-wreathed tympanums of Lady Parvula de Panzoust.
- The ringing of bells. Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells — From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
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noun tinkling sound
| Español | tintineo, tañido |
|---|---|
| Français | tintinnabulement |
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title = {tintinnabulation},
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