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carillon

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈkɛɹɪˌlɑn/
  • UK: /kəˈrɪljən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K EH1 R AH0 L AA2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To play a carillon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To ring out like a carillon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bell ringing, carillon playing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: music

Narrower terms: change ringing

6

noun

Meaning 6

set of bells hung in a bell tower

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chime, bell, gong

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French carillon.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: карыльён (karylʹjón) — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Catalan: carilló — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Danish: klokkespil — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Dutch: beiaard — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Dutch: carillon — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Dutch: klokkenspel — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Esperanto: kariljono — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Finnish: tornikellopeli — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Finnish: carillon — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • French: carillon — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • German: Carillon — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Greek: καριγιόν (karigión) — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Hungarian: harangjáték — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Indonesian: carillon — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Irish: clogaireacht — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Irish: clogra — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Italian: carillon — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Italian: cariglione — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Italian: gariglione — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Japanese: カリヨン (kariyon) — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Polish: karylion — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Polish: carillon — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Portuguese: carrilhão — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Romanian: carilon — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Russian: карильо́н (karilʹón) — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Russian: карийо́н (karijón) — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Serbo-Croatian: zvonara — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Serbo-Croatian: zvonik — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Spanish: carrillón — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries
  • Spanish: carillón — a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries