ding-dong theory

noun

A speculative theory of the origins of spoken language, according to which all things have a vibrating natural resonance, echoed somehow in the earliest words of human beings.

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Meanings

nounding-dong theory (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA speculative theory of the origins of spoken language, according to which all things have a vibrating natural resonance, echoed somehow in the earliest words of human beings.

Origin

In reference to the sound of a bell.

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ding-dong theory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ding-dong%20theory

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