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carillon |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Carillon \Car"il*lon\, n. [F. carillon a chime of bells, originally consisting of four bells, as if fr.. (assumed) L. quadrilio fr quatuer four.] 1. (Mus.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys. 2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: carillon n 1: set of bells hung in a bell tower 2: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower [syn: {bell ringing}, {carillon playing}]
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