What does "tintinnabular" mean?

Of or related to bells; of the nature of a bell.

What is a synonym for "tintinnabular"?

Common synonyms include: chiming, jingling, pealing, ringing, sounding, tingling.

adj

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Adjective

1
Of or related to bells; of the nature of a bell. uncommon
"That tintinnabular peculiarity of the British nation, the semihourly bell."
2
Of or related to bell-ringing. uncommon
"He excurred to the tintinnabular summons alacritously."

"That tintinnabular peculiarity of the British nation, the semihourly bell."

From Latin tintinnabulum (“little bell”) + -ar (“forming adjectives”).

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