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chime noun

  /tʃaɪm/
  • (musical instruments) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
 carillon

chime verb

  /tʃaɪm/
  • (intransitive) To make the sound of a chime.
  • (transitive) To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
 carillonner

chimes

carillon d’orchestre
wind chimes
carillon à vent, carillon éolien
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