Word of the Day: TINTINNABULATION

Ring the bells

tintinnabulation (noun) - the act or sound of ringing bells; jingling or tinkling like that of bells

BREAKDOWN: [TIN]TINN- (ringing) + -ABULUM (instrument) + -ATION (action)

• tinnitus is a ringing, buzzing, or other noises in one or both of ears unrelated to external sound

“But one sound always rose above the clamor of busy life and, no matter how much of a tintinnabulation, was never confused and, for a moment, lifted everything into an ordered sphere: that of the bells.” —Johan Huizinga

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