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Meaning:

Noun:

  • An individual ringing component of such a set.
  • A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.
  • A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell.
  • musici 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'''.
  • The sound of such an instrument or device.

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Verb:

  • To agree; to correspond.
  • To make the sound of a chime.

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