campanile

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cam·pa·ni·le / ˌkampəˈnēlē; -ˈnēl/ • n. an Italian bell tower, esp. a freestanding one.

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campanile bell-tower. XVII. — It., f. campana — late L. campāna bell.

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campanile (pl. campanili). Italian bell-tower, usually free-standing.

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