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Today's Word "Tintinnabulation"

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tintinnabulation \tin-tehn-ab-yu-LEY-shehn\ (noun) - The ringing or jingling sound of bells.

"The tintinnabulous collectors for the Salvation Army have replaced tintinnabulating sleigh harness and the growing popularity of tintinnabulist concerts produces even more of this heart-lifting sound."

 

Latin tintinnabulum "bell," from tintinnare "to ring, jingle" a reduplication of tinnire "ring, jingle." This remarkable word is both onomatopoetic (resembling the sound it refers to) and reduplicative (the syllable "tin-" is repeated).


 

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