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carillonning

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car·il·lon   (kār'ə-lŏn', -lən)   
n.  
  1. A stationary set of chromatically tuned bells in a tower, usually played from a keyboard.

  2. A composition written or arranged for these bells.

intr.v.   car·il·lonned, car·il·lon·ning, car·il·lons
To play a carillon.

[French, alteration of Old French quarregnon, from Late Latin quaterniō, quaterniōn-, set of four; see quaternion.]
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