What does carillon mean?we found 3 entries for the meaning of carillon
 

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.]

[1913 Webster]

1. (Mus.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys. [1913 Webster]

2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

carillon

noun

1: set of bells hung in a bell tower
2: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower [syn: bell ringing, carillon playing] [also: carillonning, carillonned]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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