Main Entry:

car·il·lon

Pronunciation:

\ˈker-ə-ˌlän, -lən, ˈka-rə-; ˈker-ē-ˌän, -ˌōn, ˈka-rē-; kə-ˈril-yən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, alteration of Old French quarregnon, modification of Late Latin quaternion-, quaternio set of four — more at quaternion

Date:

1775

1 a: a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard b: an electronic instrument imitating a carillon2: a composition for the carillon