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carillon definition

car·il·lon (kar′ə län′; occas., kə ril′yən)

noun

  1. a set of stationary bells, each producing a different musical tone, now usually sounded by means of a keyboard
  2. a musical instrument that produces such tones electronically
  3. a composition for the carillon
  4. an organ stop producing a carillonlike sound

Etymology: Fr, chime of bells (orig. composed of four) < OFr carrignon < LL quaternio: see quaternary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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