English to English
knell
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noun (n)
- the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- The stroke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence, figuratively, a warning of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- ring as in announcing death(verb.perception)source: wordnet30
- make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification(verb.perception)source: wordnet30
- To sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen.(verb)source: webster1913
- To summon, as by a knell.(verb)source: webster1913
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