knell

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /nɛl/, SAMPA: /nEl/
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• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Homophones: Nell

[edit] Verb

to knell (third-person singular simple present knells, present participle knelling, simple past and past participle knelled)

1. (intransitive) to ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
2. (transitive) to signal or proclaim something by ringing a bell.

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[edit] Noun

knell (plural knells)

1. the sound of a bell knelling; a toll.
   • 1750, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, opening sentence:

     The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,

[edit] Derived terms

• death knell

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