tintinnabulation
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Um....what does it mean?
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tintinnabulation, defined
Function: noun
Pronunciation: "tin-t&-"na-by&-'lA-sh&n
Etymology: Latin tintinnabulum bell, from tintinnare to ring, jingle, from tinnire
1 : the ringing or sounding of bells
2 : a jingling or tinkling sound as if of bells
the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe
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