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1630–40; < Italian, equivalent to campan(a) bell (< Late Latin, probably noun use of Latin Campāna, feminine singular or neuter plural of Campānus of Campania, reputed to be a source of high-quality bronze casting in antiquity) + -ile locative suffix (< Latin -īle)
1630–40; < Italian, equivalent to campan(a) bell (< Late Latin, probably noun use of Latin Campāna, feminine singular or neuter plural of Campānus of Campania, reputed to be a source of high-quality bronze casting in antiquity) + -ile locative suffix (< Latin -īle)
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Campanile
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| campanile (ˌkæmpəˈniːlɪ) | |
| —n | |
| Compare belfry (esp in Italy) a bell tower, not usually attached to another building | |
| [C17: from Italian, from campana bell] | |
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campanile
1630s, from It., from campana "bell," from L.L. campana, originally "metal vessel made in Campania," region around Naples.
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