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Definition of chime noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chime

noun
 
/tʃaɪm/
 
/tʃaɪm/
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  1. a ringing sound, typically one that is made by a bell
    • door chimes
    see also wind chimes
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘cymbal’ and ‘ring out’): probably from Old English cimbal (from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kumbalon, from kumbē ‘cup’), later interpreted as chime bell.
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