Complete Definition of "tintinnabulation"

was wotd|2006|March|18
English
Pronunciation
(US) IPA|/�tɪntɪn�næbj��le��n/

Etymology
Noun of action from �tintinnabulate�, from Latin tintinnabulum "a bell," from tintinnare, a reduplicated form of from tinnire, "to ring, to jingle."

Noun
en-noun

  1. A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.

Translations

French: tintement m
mid
Latin: tinnitus m
Spanish: tintineo m, tañido m

Quotations
1849, w:Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe, s:The Bells|The Bells
1919, w:Ronald Firbank|Ronald Firbank, w:Valmouth|Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 20

it:tintinnabulation
vi:tintinnabulation

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