tintinnabulation
pronunciation
How to pronounce tintinnabulation in British English:
UK [ˌtɪntɪnæbjuˈleɪʃn]
How to pronounce tintinnabulation in American English:
US [ˌtɪntɪˌnæbjəˈleʃən]
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- Noun:
- the sound of a bell ringing
Word Origin
- 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.).