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 carillon
2 : a composition for the carillon