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carillon
car·il·lon [ kárrə lòn, kárrələn ] (plural car·il·lons)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. set of stationary bells: a set of chromatically tuned stationary bells, usually hung in a tower and played from a keyboard
2. tune played on set of bells: a tune played on a keyboard connected to a set of stationary bells
3. organ stop imitating bells: an organ stop that imitates the sound of a carillon
[Late 18th century. < French]

car·il·lon intransitive verb
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