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  • 1bell — bell1 [bel] n. [ME & OE belle < IE base * bhel , to sound, roar (orig. ? echoic) > BELLOW, ON belja, to roar] 1. a hollow object, usually cuplike, made of metal or other hard material which rings when struck, as by a clapper inside 2. such… …

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  • 2bell — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a hollow usu. metal object in the shape of a deep upturned cup usu. widening at the lip, made to sound a clear musical note when struck (either externally or by means of a clapper inside). 2 a a sound or stroke of a bell, esp. as… …

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  • 3Bell — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a hollow usu. metal object in the shape of a deep upturned cup usu. widening at the lip, made to sound a clear musical note when struck (either externally or by means of a clapper inside). 2 a a sound or stroke of a bell, esp. as… …

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  • 4bell — {{11}}bell (n.) O.E. belle, common North Sea Germanic (Cf. M.Du. belle, M.L.G. belle) but not found elsewhere in Germanic (except as a borrowing), from PIE root *bhel (4) to sound, roar. Statistical bell curve was coined 1870s in French. Of… …

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  • 5bell — 1. noun /bɛl/ a) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. HEAR the sledges with the bells mdash; b) The sounding of a… …

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  • 6Bell TV — This article is about Bell Canada s satellite TV service. For Bell s IPTV service, see Bell Fibe TV. For the Bell Canada subsidiary that operates TV channels such as CTV, see Bell Media. Bell TV Type Subsidiary of Bell Canada Ind …

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  • 7Southwestern Bell — For information on the holding company Southwestern Bell Corporation, later SBC Communications, Inc., and now AT T Inc., see AT T. Infobox Company company name = Southwestern Bell Telephone Company company company type = Private (Subsidiary of AT …

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  • 8Horn (instrument) — Corno redirects here. For the river, see Corno (river). French horn redirects here. For the luxury hotel and restaurant, see French Horn, Sonning Eye. Horn Horn Brass instrument Other names …

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  • 9The Myrtle — is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone . [Giambattista Basile, Pentamerone , [http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/pentamerone/2myrtle1911.html The Myrtle ] ] It is Aarne Thompson type… …

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  • 10muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …

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