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tintinnabulation (n.)

"the ringing of bells," 1823, from Latin tintinnabulum "bell," from tintinnare "to ring, jingle" (reduplicated form of tinnire "to ring," from an imitative base) + instrumental suffix -bulum. Earlier forms in English were adjectives tintinnabulary (1787), tintinnabulatory (1827), and noun tintinnabulum "small bell" (late 14c.).

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Definitions of tintinnabulation from WordNet

tintinnabulation (n.)
the sound of a bell ringing; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe;
Synonyms: ring / ringing
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