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CARILLON (carillonned, carillonning)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does carillon mean?
• CARILLON (noun)
The noun CARILLON has 2 senses:
1. set of bells hung in a bell tower
2. playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
Familiarity information: CARILLON used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Set of bells hung in a bell tower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("carillon" is a kind of...):
bell; chime; gong (a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
bell ringing; carillon; carillon playing
Hypernyms ("carillon" is a kind of...):
music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "carillon"):
change ringing (ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing)
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