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tintinnabulation

noun • /ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjəˈleʃən/ • a tinkling, like the ringing or sounding of a bell

From Latin tintinnabulum “a bell”, from tintinno, tintinnare, a reduplicated form of tinnio, tinnire, tinnivi/tinnii, tinnitum, “to ring, jingle, clink; to pay (ie clink coins); to scream in a shrill voice”. This is also the root of tinnitus, but not tinny.

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   Good ol’ high school days. Naalala ko yung The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe. ;D

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    OMG THIS IS LITERALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE WORDS WHAT A WIN

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    I love that sound/.

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    this word makes me happy.

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    I’m completely loving how this...an actual word :)))

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    “…of the bells bells bells bells bells bells beeeelllssss…” :)) OMG.

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    —- Mankee!! Remember this?

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    I once read a book in which there was a dragon who had a laugh reminiscent of bells. I thought that was a jolly concept;...

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    I know this word! ‘Keeping time time time in...tintinnabulation that so musically wells...

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    This has always been...of my favorite words. It’s second to “endeavor.”

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    i actually already knew this one :)

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