tintinnabular

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adjective

Of or related to bells; of the nature of a bell.

“He excurred to the tintinnabular summons alacritously.”

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OriginLatin tintinnabulum →
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Meanings

adjectivetintinnabular (comparative more tintinnabular, superlative most tintinnabular)

comparative more tintinnabular · superlative most tintinnabular

  1. uncommonOf or related to bells; of the nature of a bell.

    That tintinnabular peculiarity of the British nation, the semihourly bell.

  2. uncommonOf or related to bell-ringing.

    He excurred to the tintinnabular summons alacritously.

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Origin

  1. Latintintinnabulum“little bell”
  2. Englishtintinnabular

From Latin tintinnabulum (“little bell”) + -ar (“forming adjectives”).

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APA

tintinnabular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tintinnabular

MLA

“tintinnabular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tintinnabular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tintinnabular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tintinnabular.

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