Dictionary.com

carillon

[ kar-uh-lon, -luhn or, especially British, kuh-ril-yuhn ]
/ ˈkær əˌlɒn, -lən or, especially British, kəˈrɪl yən /
Save This Word!

noun
a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
a set of horizontal metal plates, struck by hammers, used in the modern orchestra.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Origin of carillon

1765–75; <French: set of bells, Old French car(e)ignon, quarregnon<Vulgar Latin *quadriniōn-, re-formation of Late Latin quaterniōn-quaternion; presumably originally a set of four bells
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use carillon in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for carillon

carillon
/ (kəˈrɪljən) /

noun music
a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically
a tune played on such bells
an organ stop giving the effect of a bell
a form of celesta or keyboard glockenspiel
verb -lons, -lonning or -lonned
(intr) to play a carillon

Word Origin for carillon

C18: from French: set of bells, from Old French quarregnon, ultimately from Latin quattuor four
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK