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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tin-ti-nab-yuh-ley-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌtɪn tɪˌnæb yəˈleɪ ʃən |
Definition of tintinnabulation
Origin :- "the ringing of bells," 1831 (perhaps coined by Poe), 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 tintinnabulary (1787), tintinnabulatory (1827), and tintinnabulum "small bell" (late 14c.).
- noun loud ringings
- Keeping tune, tune, tune To the tintinnabulation of the spoon.
- Extract from : « The Book of Humorous Verse » by Various
- The bells were quickly inserted in their ears, and soon the whole village was in tintinnabulation.
- Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science, No. 23, February, 1873, Vol. XI. No. 23. » by Various
- The telephone bell was being rung continuously, and he called "Hello" several times before the tintinnabulation ceased.
- Extract from : « The Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks » by Charles Felton Pidgin
- Midnight had some time passed when everybody was awakenedbut that graduallyby a tintinnabulation of silvery bells.
- Extract from : « The Corner House Girls on Palm Island » by Grace Brooks Hill
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