Meaning & use
Campanology
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The art, science, or study of bell-ringing, including the casting, tuning, and ringing of bells.
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The church tower hosted a campanology society that practiced elaborate change-ringing patterns every week.
Her thesis on campanology traced the history of bell-founding in medieval Europe.
A note on using this word
Campanology comes from the Latin 'campana,' meaning bell, itself named after Campania, the Italian region famous for early bell casting.
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bell-ringing
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