tintinnabulation
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tɪˌnæb noun
the ringing or sound of bells.
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tintinnabulation (ˌtɪntɪˌnæbjʊˈleɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the act or an instance of the ringing or pealing of bells | |
| tintin'nabular | |
| —adj | |
| tintin'nabulary | |
| —adj | |
| tintin'nabulous | |
| —adj | |
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Tintinnabulation
has a plethora of syllables.
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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
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Word Origin & History
tintinnabulation
"the ringing of bells," 1831 (perhaps coined by Poe), from L. tintinnabulum "bell," from tintinnare "to ring, jingle" (reduplicated form of tinnire "to ring," from an imitative base) + instrumental suffix -bulum. Earlier forms in English were tintinnabulary (1787), tintinnabulatory (1827), and tintinnabulum
"small bell" (late 14c.).
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Example sentences
But this mental tintinnabulation was exacerbated by the roar of unwelcome laudatory correspondence.
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