carillon

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US/ˈkɛɹɪˌlɑn/UK/kəˈrɪljən/

noun

A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.

Similar
bell ringingcarillon playing
OriginFrench carillon →
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Meanings

nouncarillon (plural carillons)

plural carillons

  1. entertainmentA 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.
verbcarillon (third-person singular simple present carillons, present participle (US) carilloning or (UK) carillonning, simple past and past participle (US) carilloned or (UK) carillonned)

present singular third person carillons · US participle present carilloning · UK participle present carillonning · US participle past carilloned · US past carilloned · UK participle past carillonned · UK past carillonned

  1. To play a carillon.
  2. To ring out like a carillon.

    High carilloned Anne's laughter.

    1899, Matthew Phipps Shiel, Cold Steel, page 157

Synonyms & antonyms

nounplaying a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower

Similar
bell ringingcarillon playing
Broader
music
Also see
chime

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchcarillon
  2. Frenchcarillon
  3. Englishcarillon

Borrowed from French carillon.

More words from French

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Translations

Catalan carilló
  • carillóa set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Danish klokkespil
  • klokkespila set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Dutch beiaard, carillon
  • beiaarda set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • carillona set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • klokkenspela set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Esperanto kariljono
  • kariljonoa set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Finnish tornikellopeli, carillon
  • tornikellopelia set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • carillona set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
French carillon
  • carillona set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
German Carillon
  • Carillona set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Greek καριγιόν
  • καριγιόν (karigión)a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Hungarian harangjáték
  • harangjátéka set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Indonesian carillon
  • carillona set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Irish clogaireacht, clogra
  • clogaireachta set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • clograa set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Italian carillon, cariglione
  • carillona set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • cariglionea set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • gariglionea set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Japanese カリヨン
  • カリヨン (kariyon)a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Polish karylion, carillon
  • karyliona set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • carillona set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Portuguese carrilhão
  • carrilhãoa set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Romanian carilon
  • carilona set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Russian карильо́н, карийо́н
  • карильо́н (karilʹón)a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • карийо́н (karijón)a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Spanish carrillón, carillón
  • carrillóna set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • carillóna set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
Ukrainian карильйон
  • карильйон (karyl'jon)a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

corallin
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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