campanella

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noun

A smallish suspended bell used in medieval monastic cloisters.

OriginLatin campānella →
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Meanings

nouncampanella (plural campanellas or campanellae)

plural campanellas · plural campanellae

  1. historicalA smallish suspended bell used in medieval monastic cloisters.

Origin

  1. Latincampānella
  2. Englishcampanella

Learned borrowing from Latin campānella, from campāna (“steeple bell”) + -ella (diminutive suffix).

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APA

campanella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campanella

MLA

“campanella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campanella. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “campanella,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campanella.

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