tintinnabulation
noun/ˌtɪntɪnæbjuˈleɪʃn/
/ˌtɪntɪnæbjuˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- a ringing soundWord Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin tintinnabulum ‘tinkling bell’ (from tintinnare, reduplication of tinnire ‘to ring, tinkle’) + -ation.
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