carillon
UK/kəˈrɪljən//ˈkɛɹɪˌlɑn/
carillon noun: a set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.
Noun
carillon (plural carillons)
- A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.
- A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
Verb
carillon (third-person singular simple present carillons, present participle (US) carilloning or (UK) carillonning, simple past and past participle (US) carilloned or (UK) carillonned)
- To play a carillon.
- To ring out like a carillon.
- High carilloned Anne's laughter.1899, Matthew Phipps Shiel, Cold Steel, page 157
carillon meaning in Bengali and Indonesian
carillon in Bengali
- গির্জার ঘণ্টার সুরেলা বাদ্যযন্ত্র
carillon in Indonesian
- a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
- carillon
Forms of carillon
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | carillons |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | carillons |
| present participle US | carilloning |
| present participle UK | carillonning |
| past participle US | carilloned |
| past US | carilloned |
| past participle UK | carillonned |
| past UK | carillonned |
Origin of carillon
Borrowed from French carillon.
Words formed from carillon
Questions about carillon
- What does carillon mean?
- Carillon means a set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.
- What is carillon in Bengali?
- Carillon in Bengali is গির্জার ঘণ্টার সুরেলা বাদ্যযন্ত্র. See Carillon meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is carillon?
- Carillon can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce carillon?
- Carillon is pronounced /ˈkɛɹɪˌlɑn/ (US).
- What is the plural of carillon?
- The plural of carillon is carillons.
Words near carillon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: carillon (page history and authors); carillon (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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