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tintinnabulation

tin·tin·nab·u·la·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tin-ti-nab-yuh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌtɪn tɪˌnæb yəˈleɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌtɪn.tɪn.ˌæ.bjʊ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tin-ti-nab-yuh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌtɪn tɪˌnæb yəˈleɪ ʃən/

Definitions of tintinnabulation word

  • noun tintinnabulation the ringing or sound of bells. 1
  • noun tintinnabulation the act or an instance of the ringing or pealing of bells 0
  • noun tintinnabulation the ringing sound of bells 0
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Origin of tintinnabulation

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35, Americanism; < Latin tintinnābul(um) bell (see tintinnabular) + -ation

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Parts of speech for Tintinnabulation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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tintinnabulation popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for tintinnabulation

noun tintinnabulation

  • angelus — a series of prayers recited in the morning, at midday, and in the evening, commemorating the Annunciation and Incarnation
  • carillon — a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically
  • din — religion, especially the religious observances of a Muslim.
  • glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
  • lyra — (anatomy, dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.
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