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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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car·il·lon intransitive verb
