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View synonyms for tintinnabulum
tintinnabulum
[ tin-ti-nab-yuh-luhm ]
noun
, plural tin·tin·nab·u·la [tin-ti-, nab, -y, uh, -l, uh].
- a small, tinkling bell or a set of bells played in succession.
tintinnabulum
/ ˌtɪntɪˈnæbjʊləm /
noun
- a small high-pitched bell
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tintinnabulum1
First recorded in 1350–1400; from Latin tintinnābulum “a bell,” derivative of tintinnāre “to ring, jangle,” reduplicated form of tintinnīre “to ring, jingle,” of imitative origin + -bulum noun suffix denoting instrument or vessel
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tintinnabulum1
C16: from Latin, from tintinnāre to tinkle, from tinnīre to ring; see tinnitus
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Example Sentences
Sed fieri non potest quin tintinnabulum aliquando feli adnectatur.
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Even in general habit and tint of colour, this species has a different aspect from B. tintinnabulum.
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The waggon-horse cels cervice eminens clarumque jactans tintinnabulum.
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Often, in the repose of my mid-day, there reaches my ears a confused tintinnabulum from without.
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These small bells were known at Rome from the earliest times, and called from their sounds tintinnabulum.
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