tintinnabulary

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noun

A bell-ringer.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectivetintinnabulary (comparative more tintinnabulary, superlative most tintinnabulary)

comparative more tintinnabulary · superlative most tintinnabulary

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tintinnabular: related to bells or bell-ringing.
nountintinnabulary (plural tintinnabularies)

plural tintinnabularies

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Latintintinnabularius“bell-ringer”
  2. Englishtintinnabulary

From tintinnabular + -ary. Noun sense possibly also under the influence of Latin tintinnabularius (“bell-ringer”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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