tintinnabular

adj — 2 senses

tintinnabular

adj

Etymology From Latin tintinnabulum (“little bell”) + -ar (“forming adjectives”).

1

Uncommon Of or related to bells; of the nature of a bell.

That tintinnabular peculiarity of the British nation, the semihourly bell.

2

Uncommon Of or related to bell-ringing.

He excurred to the tintinnabular summons alacritously.

Synonyms: tintinnabulary
Related terms: tintinnabulation, tintinnabulum

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