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tintinnabulum
[ tin-ti-nab-yuh-luhm ]
noun
- a small, tinkling bell or a set of bells played in succession.
tintinnabulum
/ ˌtɪntɪˈnæbjʊləm /
noun
- a small high-pitched bell
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Origin of tintinnabulum1
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Sed fieri non potest quin tintinnabulum aliquando feli adnectatur.
Even in general habit and tint of colour, this species has a different aspect from B. tintinnabulum.
The waggon-horse cels cervice eminens clarumque jactans tintinnabulum.
Often, in the repose of my mid-day, there reaches my ears a confused tintinnabulum from without.
These small bells were known at Rome from the earliest times, and called from their sounds tintinnabulum.
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