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Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning.
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Meaning of "tintinnabulation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TINTINNABULATION

tintinnabulation  [ˌtɪntɪˌnæbjʊˈleɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TINTINNABULATION

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tintinnabulation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TINTINNABULATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tintinnabulation

Tintinnabulation is the specific sound of a ringing bell only after it has been struck. The lingering sound that occurs after the bell has been struck. This word was invented by Edgar Allan Poe as used in the first stanza of his poem The Bells.

Definition of tintinnabulation in the English dictionary

The definition of tintinnabulation in the dictionary is the act or an instance of the ringing or pealing of bells.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TINTINNABULATION


calculation
ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən
cancellation
ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən
circulation
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən
compilation
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən
correlation
ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən
formulation
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən
installation
ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən
insulation
ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən
isolation
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən
legislation
ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən
manipulation
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən
musculation
ˌmʌskjʊˈleɪʃən
mutilation
ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən
population
ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
regulation
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
simulation
ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
ventilation
ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən
violation
ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TINTINNABULATION

tintack
Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Head
tinted
tinter
Tintin
tintiness
tintinnabula
tintinnabulant
tintinnabular
tintinnabulary
tintinnabulate
tintinnabulous
tintinnabulum
tintless
tintometer
tintookie
Tintoretto
tinty
tintype

WORDS THAT END LIKE TINTINNABULATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of tintinnabulation in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tintinnabulation» into 25 languages

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

Translator English - Chinese

tintinnabulation
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tintinnabulation
570 millions of speakers

English

tintinnabulation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tintinnabulation
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الرنين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tintinnabulation
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tintinnabulation
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টুংটাং শব্দে বাজান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tintinnabulement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tintinnabulation
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tintinnabulation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tintinnabulation
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

딸랑 딸랑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tintinnabulation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng leng keng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிண் கிண் மணி ஓசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टिंटिनब्यूलेशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çıngırdama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tintinnio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tintinnabulation
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tintinnabulation
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tintinnabulation
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κωδωνισμοί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klok gelui
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tintinnabulation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tintinnabulation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tintinnabulation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TINTINNABULATION»

The term «tintinnabulation» is normally little used and occupies the 137.836 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TINTINNABULATION» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «TINTINNABULATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tintinnabulation.
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Arvo Part
Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TINTINNABULATION»

Discover the use of tintinnabulation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tintinnabulation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Assimilative Memory, Or How to Attend and Never Forget
The tintinnabulation wells. 2. The tintinnabulation that wells. 3. The tintinnabulation that musically wells. 4. The tintinnabulation that so musically wells. 5. To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells. Wells from what ? From the bells, bells— ...
Prof A. Loisette, 2005
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America in So Many Words: Words That Have Shaped America
1845 tintinnabulation While uncouth boosters and boasters on the frontier were adding the likes of skedaddle, SOCKDOLAGER (1827), and splen- dacious to the American vocabulary, members of the literary elite contributed an invention of ...
Allan Metcalf, David K. Barnhart, 1999
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From Blind Obedience to a Responsible Faith: The Memoir of a ...
To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells. To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells. Tintinnabulation is one of my favorite words. It's been ...
Donald F. Fausel, 2010
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Language and Perception: Essays in the Philosophy of Language
“It says here, 'The bells ring, but nowadays we cannot speak of their tintinnabulation.'” “What does 'tintinnabulation' mean?” “'Tintinnabulation' means ' a tinkling or jingling sound—the kind of sound distinctive of a bell or of bells.'” But is that ...
Frank B. Ebersole, 2002
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The Layers of Magazine Editing
But it doesn't have anything like the sound quality and the echoing nuance of tintinnabulation. Poe could have written the first one, but he didn't. He chose to use a big, fancy word instead of an equally rhythmic phrase. And his choice was  ...
Michael Robert Evans, 2013
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Oxford Textbook of Medical Education
From 1976, Part was experimenting with what he called the tintinnabulation technique. 'Here', Part explains, 'I discovered the triad series, which I made my simple, little guiding rule'. He describes tintinnabulation as an attempt to isolate deep ...
Kieran Walsh, 2013
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A Companion to Under the Volcano
10.7 [4] tintinnabulation. An echo of Edgar Allan Poe's “The Bells,” 1. 11: “the tintinnabulation that so musically wells”; probably by way of Conrad Aiken, who used it often (as in “the tintinnabulation of the toads”—Blue Voyage p. 91). Hugh and ...
Lawrence J. Clipper, Christopher Ackerley, 2011
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Selected Short Subjects
Tintinnabulation. (2009) Tittilate the ear with a-pealing clear, echoing around us — to surround us every year we hear: Belfry carollons calling us to worship Him when The Boy is back and the Christmas joy is back— Then, bring out the Bells ...
Alfred Colo, 2013
9
Local Angles: The Big News in Small Towns
The. tintinnabulation. of. the. bells. Fridays on the Sun-Advertiser reminded Sy Pomerantz of the Fourth of July. The rhythms were summer-slow; the feeling was holiday. There was no paper the next day, so everyone worked comfortably on ...
Fred Cicetti, 2005
10
Poems of Purpose
Tintinnabulation. 'Tis the season of the bells And all is well, is well— Save in star- crossed Palestine, In the land, Afghanistan, In bombed-out ghettos in Detroit, Or, lately, in Manhattan. 'Tis the season of the bells, Of peace on Earth, good will to ...
Eston E. Roberts, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TINTINNABULATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tintinnabulation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lakmé, Opera Holland Park, London — review
Fflur Wyn has the delicate, pure quality in her voice to make the celebrated “Bell Song” echo like a tintinnabulation from afar, and can summon enough vocal ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
Summer Guide 2015: In Search of Silence
The steady tintinnabulation of noise, noise, noise, this sense-assaulting pollutant, as hypnotic as it is toxic. It makes us crave “lucid stillness,” as T.S. Eliot put it, ... «Seattle Weekly, Jun 15»
3
Versatile Pops shine despite last-minute program shifts
But the Pops is nothing if not versatile, shifting effortlessly from the tintinnabulation of “Sound The Bells!” to George Enescu's stormy (though not dark) “Romanian ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
4
Howard Reich
The lines shared by Berne's alto saxophone and Noriega's bass clarinet unfolded gently over Mitchell's ethereal pianism and the delicate tintinnabulation of ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
5
Elaine C. Smith's Burdz Eye View episode 4: Arbroath, Montrose …
There is also time for some tintinnabulation as Elaine joins a local bell-ringing group. Before it is time for a visit to the statue of 'Bamse' the dog in Montrose ... «stv.tv, Apr 15»
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Listening Post / Brief reviews of select releases
Not since Edgar Allan Poe's clangorous poem “The Bells” has the word “Tintinnabulation” been as current as it is in all discussions of Part's “Tintinnabuli” (Poe: ... «Buffalo News, Apr 15»
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Third Coast Percussion To Perform Bell-Centric 'Resounding Earth'
The composer, Augusta Read Thomas, developed the piece out of her fascination for tintinnabulation, or, the sound patterns of bells. Written with Third Coast ... «WMUK, Feb 15»
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When Public Religion is Rare, It Gets Weird
If I'd overheard the adhan on campus, I don't think I would have found it more distracting or disruptive than the usual “tintinnabulation that so musically wells, ... «Patheos, Jan 15»
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Special Offer: Lancaster Symphony Orchestra at the Historic Fulton …
Purchase four tickets for Romance with a Twist and/or Wizards, Wands, & Tintinnabulation, and receive two vouchers to one of The Trust 2014-2015 events. «WRTI, Sep 14»
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Billboard is Wrong: Iggy Azalea's 'Fancy' Isn't the Song of the …
The song opens with the far-away electric tintinnabulation of an ice cream truck. The janglely melody grows louder with each second that passes, reaches a ... «Styleite, Sep 14»

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