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English Dictionary: carillon by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carillon
n
  1. set of bells hung in a bell tower
  2. playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
    Synonym(s): bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carillon \Car"il*lon\, n. [F. carillon a chime of bells,
      originally consisting of four bells, as if fr.. (assumed) L.
      quadrilio, fr. quatuer four.]
      1. (Mus.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by
            clockwork or by finger keys.
  
      2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
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