What does tintinnabulation mean?

Definitions for tintinnabulation
ˌtɪn tɪˌnæb yəˈleɪ ʃəntintinnab·u·la·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ring, ringing, tintinnabulationnoun

    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

Wiktionary

  1. tintinnabulationnoun

    A tinkling sound, as of a bell or of breaking glass.

  2. tintinnabulationnoun

    The ringing of bells.

  3. Etymology: Noun of action from tintinnabulate, from tintinnabulum, from tintino, a reduplicated form of tinnio.

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  1. tintinnabulation

    Tintinnabulation is a noun referring to the ringing or sound of bells. It can also be used metaphorically to refer to a pleasant sound or series of sounds. The term is derived from the Latin word "tintinnabulum," which means "a bell."

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tintinnabulationnoun

    a tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tintinnabulation

    tin-tin-ab-ū-lā′shun, n. the tinkling sound of bells.—adjs. Tintinnab′ulant, Tintinnab′ular, Tintinnab′ulary, Tintinnab′ulous.—n. Tintinnab′ulum, a bell:—pl. Tintinnab′ula. [L. tintinnabulum, a bell:—tintinnāre, to jingle, reduplicated from tinnīre, to jingle.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tintinnabulation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tintinnabulation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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