carillon

Definitions of carillon
  1. noun
    a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
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    types:
    clochette, sonnette
    a bell that is held in the hand
    type of:
    instrument à percussion, percussions
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
  2. noun
    set of bells hung in a bell tower
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