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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bellringing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
bell-ring-ing
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ringing of bells, as performed by a bellringer.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English belle rynggyng, bell-ryngyng, bel ryngynge, belryngynge, equivalent to bell + ringing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: belle rynggyng,bell-ryngyng,bel ryngynge,belryngynge

Usage

Inflected Forms

bellringings (plural)

Questions

What does bellringing mean?
The ringing of bells, as performed by a bellringer.
Where does bellringing come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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