Etymology

tintinnabulate

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Today it means: To ring, tinkle, toll, or otherwise sound like bells. Full definition →

Latin tintinnabulatus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtintinnabulatus“furnished with a bell or bells”
  2. English todaytintinnabulate

From Latin tintinnabulatus (“furnished with a bell or bells”), from tintinnabulum ("a bell"). Akin to tinnitus.

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