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Tintinnabular

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tin⋅tin⋅nab⋅u⋅lar

  [tin-ti-nab-yuh-ler]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to bells or bell ringing.
Also, tin⋅tin⋅nab⋅u⋅lar⋅y  [tin-ti-nab-yuh-ler-ee] , tin⋅tin⋅nab⋅u⋅lous.

Origin:
1760–70; < L tintinnābul(um) bell (tintinnā(re) to ring + -bulum instrumental suffix) + -ar 1
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tin·tin·nab·u·lar   (tĭn'tĭ-nāb'yə-lər)   
adj.  Of or relating to bells or the ringing of bells.

[From tintinnabulum.]
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