Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tintinnabulation

/ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjəˈleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tintinnab-u-la-tion
IPA: /ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjəˈleɪʃən/

18

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tinkling sound, as of a bell or of breaking glass.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The ringing of bells.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Across the darkling meadows, from the heights of Hare, the tintinnabulation sounded mournfully, penetrating the curl-wreathed tympanums of Lady Parvula de Panzoust."
"Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells — From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells."

Etymology

Noun of action from tintinnabulate, from Latin tintinnabulum (“a bell”), from tintinō, a reduplicated form of tinniō (“ring, jingle”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjəˈleɪʃən/
British English: /ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjʊˈleɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tintinnabulations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tintinnabulate tintinnabulum

Synonyms

ring ringing

Questions

How do you pronounce tintinnabulation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjəˈleɪʃən/.
What does tintinnabulation mean?: A tinkling sound, as of a bell or of breaking glass.
Where does tintinnabulation come from?: Noun of action from tintinnabulate, from Latin tintinnabulum (“a bell”), from tintinō, a reduplicated form of tinniō (“ring, jingle”).

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