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tin-tih-nab-yuh-LAY-shun · noun

tintinnabulation

The ringing or sound of bells.

Where the word comes from

From Latin tintinnāre, “to ring,” a word that itself echoes a bell’s sound.

In a sentence

“A bright tintinnabulation drifted from the bicycle bells on the path.”

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Merriam-Webster dictionary entry for tintinnabulation