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tintinnabulum

Syllables: tin·tin·a·bu·lum/ˌtɪntɪˈnæbjʊləm/

tintinnabulum noun: a small clinking bell, particularly (historical) a small bell used to call monks to certain tasks.

Noun

tintinnabulum (plural tintinnabula)

  1. A small clinking bell, particularly (historical) a small bell used to call monks to certain tasks.
    • ...it is worth while to enumerate the different kinds of bells named by Hieronymus Magius in his work De Tintinnabulis:—1. Tintinnabulum, a little bell, otherwise called tinniolum, for refectory or dormitory, according to Belethus, but Durandus names squilla for the refectory...1878, Hugh Reginald Haweis, "Bell", Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th edition, Volume III, pages 536–7
  2. A set of bells or metal plates used as a musical instrument or as a toy.

Synonyms of tintinnabulum

Forms of tintinnabulum

pluraltintinnabula

Origin of tintinnabulum

From Latin tintinnābulum (“a small monastic bell”).

Questions about tintinnabulum

What does tintinnabulum mean?
Tintinnabulum means a small clinking bell, particularly (historical) a small bell used to call monks to certain tasks.
What part of speech is tintinnabulum?
Tintinnabulum is a noun.
How do you pronounce tintinnabulum?
Tintinnabulum is pronounced /ˌtɪntɪˈnæbjʊləm/.
What is the plural of tintinnabulum?
The plural of tintinnabulum is tintinnabula.

Words near tintinnabulum in the dictionary

  1. tintinnabulation
  2. tintinnabulations
  3. tintinnabulatory
  4. tintinnabuli
  5. tintinnabulous
  6. tintinnabulum
  7. tintinnid
  8. tintinnids
  9. Tintinologist
  10. Tintinologists
  11. Tintinology

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