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carillon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈrɪljən/ (UK)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkɛɹɪˌlɑn/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from French carillon.

Meanings

  1. 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.

Forms

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carillons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

carillonneur · carillonic · carillonistic · carillonist

Descendants

karilyon

Relateds

chimes · glockenspiel

Translations (31)

sh zvonik (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · ja カリヨン (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · it gariglione (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · eo kariljono (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · ga clogra (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · hu harangjáték (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · be карыльён (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · it carillon (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · pt carrilhão (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · uk карильйон (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · ru карийо́н (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · el καριγιόν (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · nl beiaard (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · nl carillon (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · sh zvonara (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · nl klokkenspel (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · da klokkespil (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · fi carillon (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · ca carilló (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · pl carillon (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · id carillon (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · ru карильо́н (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · fi tornikellopeli (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · de Carillon (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · ro carilon (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · fr carillon (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · it cariglione (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · pl karylion (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · es carillón (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · ga clogaireacht (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries) · es carrillón (a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries)

carillon en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈrɪljən/ (UK)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkɛɹɪˌlɑn/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from French carillon.

Meanings

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

Forms

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carilloned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
carilloned Tense=Past US lexicographic
carillons Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
carillonning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
carillonned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
carillonned Tense=Past UK lexicographic
carilloning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic