carillon

English

Wikipedia

a carillon tower

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈkɛrɪˌlɑn/

Noun

carillon (plural carillons)

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.

Derived terms

• carillonist

Translations

a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries

Dutch: beiaard (nl) m., carillon (nl), klokkenspel (nl) n. Irish: clogaireacht (ga) f., clogra (ga) m.

Serbian: Roman: zvonara (sr) f., zvonik (sr) m.

Descendants

• Tagalog: karilyon

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Dutch

Noun

carillon

1. carillon

Synonyms

• beiaard
• klokkenspel

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Italian

Noun

carillon m. inv.

1. musical box
2. carillon

Anagrams

• rincolla