carillon

Etymology

Borrowed from French carillon.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛɹɪˌlɑn/

Noun

carillon (plural carillons)

1. (music) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.
2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.

Further reading

• carillon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• corallin

Etymology

Borrowed from French carillon.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ca‧ril‧lon

Noun

carillon n, m (plural carillons, diminutive carillonnetje n)

1. carillon

Alternative forms

• carrillon (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French quarrillon, from Late Latin *quadrinio, from quaterniō (“group of four things”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁi.jɔ̃/

• Audio (Paris)

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Noun

carillon m (plural carillons)

1. carillon (set of bells, often in a bell tower)

Further reading

• “carillon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from French carillon.

Noun

carillon m (invariable)

1. musical box
2. carillon

Anagrams

• rincolla