I dare you to use this one at the next dinner party without laughing.
tintinnabulation \tin-tih-nab-yuh-LAY-shuhn\, noun:
A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.
Tintinnabulation derives from Latin tintinnabulum "a bell," from tintinnare from tinnire, "to jingle."
from dictionary.reference.com
3.05.2009
Thursday word of the day : Tintinnabulation
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