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tintinnabulum - 3 dictionary results

tin⋅tin⋅nab⋅u⋅lum

[tin-ti-nab-yuh-luhm]
–noun, plural -la [‑luh] .
a small, tinkling bell or a set of bells played in succession.
tin·tin·nab·u·lum   (tĭn'tĭ-nāb'yə-ləm)   
n.   pl. tin·tin·nab·u·la (-lə)
A small, tinkling bell.

[Middle English, from Latin tintinnābulum, from tintinnāre, to jingle, reduplication of tinnīre, to ring, of imitative origin.]

Tintinnabulum

Tin`tin*nab"u*lum\, n.; pl. Tintinnabula. [L., a bell. See Tintinnabular.] A bell; also, a set or combination of bells or metal plates used as a musical instrument or as a toy.
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