n.
Pronunciation: ' ker- ə - ˌ län, -l ə n, ' ka-r ə -; ' ker- ē - ˌ än, - ˌ ō n, ' ka-r ē -; k ə - ' ril-y ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: F, alteration of Old French quarregnon, modification of Late Latin quaternion-, quaternio set of four ― more at QUATERNION
Date: 1775
1 a : a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard b : an electronic instrument imitating a carillon
2 : a composition for the carillon