tintinnabulum

[tin-ti-nab-yuh-luhm]

noun, plural -la [‐luh] .

a small, tinkling bell or a set of bells played in succession.

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tintinnabulum (ˌtɪntɪˈnæbjʊləm)

—n , pl -la
	a small high-pitched bell

[C16: from Latin, from tintinnāre to tinkle, from tinnīre to ring; see tinnitus]

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