carillon

car·il·lon

C0113100 (kăr′ə-lŏn′, -lən)n.1. A stationary set of chromatically tuned bells in a tower, usually played from a keyboard.2. A composition written or arranged for these bells.intr.v. car·il·lonned, car·il·lon·ning, car·il·lons To play a carillon.

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[French, alteration of Old French quarregnon, from Late Latin quaterniō, quaterniōn-, set of four; see quaternion.]

carillon

(kəˈrɪljən) n1. (Instruments) a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically2. (Music, other) a tune played on such bells3. (Instruments) an organ stop giving the effect of a bell4. (Instruments) a form of celesta or keyboard glockenspielvb, -lons, -lonning or -lonned (Music, other) (intr) to play a carillon[C18: from French: set of bells, from Old French quarregnon, ultimately from Latin quattuor four]

car•il•lon

(ˈkær əˌlɒn, -lən; esp. Brit. kəˈrɪl yən)

n. 1. a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action or by machinery. 2. an electronic instrument imitative of the sound of the carillon. [1765–75; < French: set of bells]

carillon

Past participle: carillonned
Gerund: carillonning

Imperative
carillon
carillon

Present
I carillon
you carillon
he/she/it carillons
we carillon
you carillon
they carillon

Preterite
I carillonned
you carillonned
he/she/it carillonned
we carillonned
you carillonned
they carillonned

Present Continuous
I am carillonning
you are carillonning
he/she/it is carillonning
we are carillonning
you are carillonning
they are carillonning

Present Perfect
I have carillonned
you have carillonned
he/she/it has carillonned
we have carillonned
you have carillonned
they have carillonned

Past Continuous
I was carillonning
you were carillonning
he/she/it was carillonning
we were carillonning
you were carillonning
they were carillonning

Past Perfect
I had carillonned
you had carillonned
he/she/it had carillonned
we had carillonned
you had carillonned
they had carillonned

Future
I will carillon
you will carillon
he/she/it will carillon
we will carillon
you will carillon
they will carillon

Future Perfect
I will have carillonned
you will have carillonned
he/she/it will have carillonned
we will have carillonned
you will have carillonned
they will have carillonned

Future Continuous
I will be carillonning
you will be carillonning
he/she/it will be carillonning
we will be carillonning
you will be carillonning
they will be carillonning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been carillonning
you have been carillonning
he/she/it has been carillonning
we have been carillonning
you have been carillonning
they have been carillonning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been carillonning
you will have been carillonning
he/she/it will have been carillonning
we will have been carillonning
you will have been carillonning
they will have been carillonning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been carillonning
you had been carillonning
he/she/it had been carillonning
we had been carillonning
you had been carillonning
they had been carillonning

Conditional
I would carillon
you would carillon
he/she/it would carillon
we would carillon
you would carillon
they would carillon

Past Conditional
I would have carillonned
you would have carillonned
he/she/it would have carillonned
we would have carillonned
you would have carillonned
they would have carillonned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carillon - set of bells hung in a bell towerchime, gong, bell - a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
	2.	carillon - playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a towercarillon playing, bell ringingmusic - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"change ringing - ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing

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