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carillon in British English
(kəˈrɪljən)
noun music
1.
a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically
2.
a tune played on such bells
3.
an organ stop giving the effect of a bell
4.
a form of celesta or keyboard glockenspiel
verbWord forms: -lons, -lonning or -lonned
5. (intransitive)
to play a carillon
Word origin
C18: from French: set of bells, from Old French quarregnon, ultimately from Latin quattuor fourcarillon in American English
(ˈkærəˌlɑn; occas., kəˈrɪljən)
noun
1.
a set of stationary bells, each producing a different musical tone, now usually sounded by means of a keyboard
2.
a musical instrument that produces such tones electronically
3.
a composition for the carillon
4.
an organ stop producing a carillonlike sound
Word origin
Fr, chime of bells (orig. composed of four) < OFr carrignon < LL quaternio: see quaternaryImage ofcarillon
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