Carillon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A stationary set of chromatically tuned bells in a tower, usually played from a keyboard.
  • n. A composition written or arranged for these bells.
  • verb-intransitive. To play a carillon.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.
  • n. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys.
  • n. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A set of stationary bells tuned so as to play regularly composed melodies, and sounded by the action of the hand upon a keyboard or by machinery.
  • n. A small instrument furnished with bells, properly tuned, and with finger-keys like those of the pianoforte.
  • n. A simple air adapted to be performed on a set of bells.
  • n. The rapid ringing of several large bells at the same time, with no attempt to produce a tune or the effect of tolling.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. set of bells hung in a bell tower
  • n. playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
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