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Definitions for Carillon
[1] a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
[2] a set of horizontal metal plates, struck by hammers, used in the modern orchestra.
[3] a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically
[4] a tune played on such bells
[5] an organ stop giving the effect of a bell
[6] a form of celesta or keyboard glockenspiel
[7] (intr) to play a carillon
Words related to Carillon
gong, tocsin, peal, tintinnabulation, angelus, lyra, glockenspiel
Words nearby Carillon
caricature plant, caricom, carie, caries, carifta, carillon, carillonneur, carin, carina, carinate, carinate abdomen
Origin of Carillon
1765–75; < French: set of bells, Old French car(e)ignon, quarregnon < Vulgar Latin *quadriniōn-, re-formation of Late Latin quaterniōn- quaternion; presumably originally a set of four bells
Word origin for Carillon
C18: from French: set of bells, from Old French quarregnon, ultimately from Latin quattuor four
Synonyms for Carillon
angelus, chimes, glockenspiel, gong, lyra, peal, tintinnabulation, tocsin