tintinnabular

Variant of tintinnabulary

tintinnabulary definition

tin·tin·nabu·lary (tin′ti nab′yo̵̅o̅ ler′ē)

adjective

of bells or the ringing of bells
also tintinnabular tin′·tin·nab′u·lar (-lər) or tintinnabulous tin′·tin·nab′u·lous (-ləs)

Etymology: < L tintinnabulum, little bell, dim. of tintinnare, to jingle, ring < tinnire, to jingle + -ary

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