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carillon

English

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a carillon tower

Etymology

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Borrowed from French carillon.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹɪˌlɑn/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈrɪljən/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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carillon (plural carillons)

  1. (music) A 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.

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Descendants

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  • Tagalog: karilyon

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Verb

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carillon (third-person singular simple present carillons, present participle carilloning or carillonning, simple past and past participle carilloned or carillonned)

  1. To play a carillon.
  2. To ring out like a carillon.
    • 1899, Matthew Phipps Shiel, Cold Steel, page 157:
      High carilloned Anne's laughter.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French carillon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkaː.rɪlˈjɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ril‧lon
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

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carillon n or m (plural carillons, diminutive carillonnetje n)

  1. carillon

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French quarrillon, from Late Latin *quadriniōnem, from quaterniō (“group of four things”).

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Noun

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carillon m (plural carillons)

  1. carillon (set of bells, often in a bell tower)

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Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French carillon.

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carillon m (invariable)

  1. musical box
  2. carillon

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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carillon

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French carillon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.riˈjɔw̃/
  • Rhymes: -ijɔw̃
  • Syllabification: ca‧ri‧llon

Noun

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carillon m inan (related adjective carillonowy)

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

Declension

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Declension of carillon
singular plural
nominative carillon carillony
genitive carillonu carillonów
dative carillonowi carillonom
accusative carillon carillony
instrumental carillonem carillonami
locative carillonie carillonach
vocative carillonie carillony

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