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car·il·lon (kar′ə län′; occas., kə ril′yən)
noun
- a set of stationary bells, each producing a different musical tone, now usually sounded by means of a keyboard
- a musical instrument that produces such tones electronically
- a composition for the carillon
- an organ stop producing a carillonlike sound
Etymology: Fr, chime of bells (orig. composed of four) < OFr carrignon < LL quaternio: see quaternary
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