tintinnabulum

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tintinnabulum

/ˌtɪntɪˈnæbjʊləm/

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From Latin tintinnābulum (“a small monastic bell”).

noun tintinnabula

A small clinking bell, particularly (historical) a small bell used to call monks to certain tasks. ...it is worth while to enumerate the different kinds of bells named by Hieronymus Magius in his work De Tintinnabulis:—1. Tintinnabulum, a little bell, otherwise called tinniolum, for refectory or dormitory, according to Belethus, but Durandus names squilla for the refectory...
A set of bells or metal plates used as a musical instrument or as a toy.

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@misc{tintinnabulum_2026,
  title = {tintinnabulum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tintinnabulum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}