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tintinnatbulation

tintinnabulation [tin-ti-nab-yuh-LAY-shuhn]
noun

definition
the ringing or sound of bells

etymology
Americanism, from Latin tintinnabulum ("bell")
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[identity profile] embryogirl.livejournal.com 2010-03-27 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
Wait. If tintinnabulation means 'the ringing/sound of bells', isn't the example sentence just verbose and redundant?

[identity profile] exx-cecilegr.livejournal.com 2010-03-27 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose you're right. I'll edit.

[identity profile] ex-body-son.livejournal.com 2010-03-27 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
this has been my favorite word since i was in the seventh grade, haha.

[identity profile] chigusairo.livejournal.com 2010-03-27 10:05 am (UTC)(link)
Favorite word since `99 when I read it in Richard Adams` biography. I love the sound of it.

[identity profile] mossygirl.livejournal.com 2010-03-27 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Aha! I have heard this word before. Thank you, Edgar Allen Poe. (And thank you, OP, for reminding me of its existence ^^) It rolls right off the tongue.

[identity profile] dreadpirateange.livejournal.com 2010-03-27 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, Poe introduced me to this one, as well.

[identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com 2010-03-29 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
And me.

---L.
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