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Meaning of "Canterbury bell" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CANTERBURY BELL

Canterbury bell play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANTERBURY BELL

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Canterbury bell is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CANTERBURY BELL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Canterbury bell

Campanula medium

Campanula medium, common name Canterbury Bells, also known as the bell flower, is an annual or biennial flowering plant of the genus Campanula, belonging to the family Campanulaceae. In floriography, it represents gratitude, or faith and constancy.

Definition of Canterbury bell in the English dictionary

The definition of Canterbury bell in the dictionary is a campanulaceous biennial European plant, Campanula medium, widely cultivated for its blue, violet, or white flowers.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANTERBURY BELL

Cantabrigian
Cantal
cantala
cantaloup
cantaloupe
cantankerous
cantankerously
cantankerousness
cantata
cantate
cantatrice
canteen
canteen culture
Canteloube
canter
canterburies
canterbury
Canterbury lamb
Canterbury Pilgrims
Canterbury Tales

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANTERBURY BELL

barbell
bell
bicycle bell
Campbell
death bell
dinner bell
diving bell
division bell
doorbell
dumbbell
Lutine bell
passing bell
ring a bell
ring the bell
sacring bell
Sanctus bell
shark bell
silver bell
sleigh bell
sound as a bell

Synonyms and antonyms of Canterbury bell in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Canterbury bell» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANTERBURY BELL

Find out the translation of Canterbury bell to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Canterbury bell from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Canterbury bell» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坎特伯雷钟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

campana de Canterbury
570 millions of speakers

English

Canterbury bell
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैंटरबरी घंटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كانتربري الجرس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кентербери колокол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

campainha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যান্টারবেরি ঘণ্টা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Canterbury cloche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Loceng Canterbury
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Canterbury Glocke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カンタベリーの鐘
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

캔터베리 벨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Canterbury lonceng
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Canterbury chuông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேன்டர்பரி பெல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कँटरबरी बेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Canterbury çanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Canterbury bell
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Canterbury dzwon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кентербері дзвін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Canterbury clopot
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Canterbury καμπάνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Canterbury bell
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Canterbury bell
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Canterbury bell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Canterbury bell

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTERBURY BELL»

The term «Canterbury bell» is used very little and occupies the 161.018 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTERBURY BELL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Canterbury bell

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANTERBURY BELL»

Discover the use of Canterbury bell in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Canterbury bell and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Flora Historica: Or, The Three Seasons of the British ...
CANTERBURY-BELL. Campanula. Medium. This plant is no longer ranked amongst the aboriginals of our soil, although Gerard tells us, that “ It do growe very plentifully in the lowe woods and hedgerowes of Kent, about Canterburie, ...
Henry Phillips, 1824
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Farmers' Bulletin
The single Canterbury bell, or Canterbury bellflower (C. medium L., fig. 30) is a biennial that attains a height of 3 or 4 feet and bears blue, rose, and white flowers in midsummer. If the seed should be sown very early in the spring, not later than ...
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Pantologia: a new cabinet cyclopaedia, comprehending a ...
Canterbury bell-flower. 4. C. trachelium. Trachelmm hell-flower. 5. C. catifolia. Greatest bell-flower. (5. C. ranunculus. Rampion. 7. C. partula. Meadow bell- flower. 8. G. nitida. Smaller American bell-flower. i). C. hybrida. Venus looking- glass.
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Steer's Gardening Encyclopaedia
CAMPANULA (Harebell, Canterbury Bell). 2 ft. ; blues ; June. The campanulas are a big family, some biennials, as the Canterbury Bell, the rest perennials, the Bell Flowers, varying from 3-6 in. in the Alpine varieties. The taller border plants run ...
William H Steer, 2007
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Pantologia: A New Cyclopaedia, Comprehending a Complete ...
Canterbury bell-flower. 4. C. trachelium. Trachelium bell-flower. 5. C. califolia. Greatest bell-flower. C. C. ranunculus. Rarupion. 7. C. partula. Meadow bell- flower. 8. C. nitida. Smaller American bell-flower, y. C. hybrida. Venus looking- glass. 10.
John Mason Good, Olinthus Gregory, Newton Bosworth, 1813
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Flora Historica; Or the Three Seasons of the British ...
The French call this plant Campanule des Jardins and Campanule a feuilles de Pecker, the Italians Campanella. CANTERBURY-BELL. Campanula Medium. This plant is no longer ranked amongst the aboriginals of our soil, although Gerard ...
Henry Phillips, 1829
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American Flower-garden Directory: Containing Practical ...
Campanula media, dark blue Canterbury bell Campanula,media, semi-pleno, half double Bloom in June Canterbury bell, and July. Campanula media, alba, white Canterbury bell, ' Campanula thyrsoides. Cheiranthus cheiri, Wall-flower, ...
Robert Buist, 1859
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The American Flower Garden Directory: Containing Practical ...
Campanula media, dark blue Canterbury " bell, Campanula media, semi-pleno, half double Canterbury bell, Companula media, alba, white Canterbury bell, Campanula thyrsoides. Cheiranthuscheiri, Wall-flower, should be protected by leaves ...
Robert Buist, 1839
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The Church and Humanity: The Life and Work of George Bell, ...
... lay in the gift of the prime minister. In 1924, the first Labour government brought Ramsay Macdonald to 10 Downing Street and he was there long enough to offer George Bell the deanery of Canterbury. Bell hesitated again, but accepted it.
Dr Andrew Chandler, 2013
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
(an easy gallop) in 1755. SOD] Canterbury Bell(e). An 'unmarried wife' receiving an allowance from a Fighting Service. 'When conscription was introduced in April 1939, it was decided that such women could qualify for a wife's allowance.
Eric Partridge, 2006

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANTERBURY BELL»

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Top of the range climbers: Forget the honeysuckle and go up a …
For something more unusual, try Cobaea scandens, which looks like a climbing Canterbury bell. Sown under cover in February or March, it will ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
2
Canterbury Bells a good choice for the back of beds
Scatter some Canterbury Bell seeds this July and you will have magical blooms next summer, enough to celebrate at the Tabard Inn perhaps. «Cape Gazette, Jul 14»
3
Levek: Look A Little Closer
Songs like “Canterbury Bell” are where Levek truly thrives. It sounds like a Simon and Garfunkel song that has been hidden from the public until ... «Paste Magazine, Oct 12»
4
Muskegon family and faith calendar
Featuring, the Motet, Canterbury Bell and Youth Treble choirs, vocal ensemble Shema, harpist Sylvia Norris and organist Dr. Solee Lee-Clark, ... «Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com, Dec 11»
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Weekend Work: Time to soak new terracotta pots
]Seed of biennials such as sweet William, Canterbury bell, and wallflower can be sown now to flower next spring and summer. Seed of ... «Independent, May 10»
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'Tis the Season for Elderberry Shrubs
Plant for winter color: Canterbury bell (Campanula medium), calendula, foxglove, Iceland poppy (Papaver nudicaule), and snapdragon, ... «The Santa Barbara Independent, Sep 07»

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