| Front | carillon /KAR-i-lon/ |
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| Back | noun A set of stationary bells in a tower, usually played from a keyboard. [From Late Latin quaternion, via Old French quarregnon (by fours) with reference to the fact that the original carillon consisted of four bells hung in the tower of a church.] "Get down to Sydney University to experience a free carillon recital. Edward Grantham, honorary carillonist, the University of Sydney and the University of Sydney War Memorial Carillon are commemorating the 197 staff and students who died in World War I." Things To Do; The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney, Australia); Aug 4, 2002. |
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