change ringing
noun
: the art or practice of ringing a set of tuned bells (as in the bell tower of a church) in continually varying order
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Tom Farthing said he has been obsessed with the art of change ringing for 40 years.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
This practice is called change ringing, as the permutations are called changes.
—Eugenia Cheng, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022
As an activity, change ringing can seem like an abstraction.
—Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2021
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
This practice is called change ringing, as the permutations are called changes.
—Eugenia Cheng, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022
As an activity, change ringing can seem like an abstraction.
—Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2021
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“Change ringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20ringing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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