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tintinnabular

tin·tin·nab·u·lar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tin-ti-nab-yuh-ler]
    • /ˌtɪn tɪˈnæb yə lər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tin-ti-nab-yuh-ler]
    • /ˌtɪn tɪˈnæb yə lər/

Definition of tintinnabular word

  • adjective tintinnabular of or relating to bells or bell ringing. 1
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Origin of tintinnabular

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; < Latin tintinnābul(um) bell (tintinnā(re) to ring + -bulum instrumental suffix) + -ar1

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Parts of speech for Tintinnabular

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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tintinnabular popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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