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noun
- 1. the tolling of a bell to mark someone's death.
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Death knell is a noun that means a passing bell or an action or event presaging death or destruction. Learn the word history, usage, and examples of death knell from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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Death knell is a noun that means a warning of the end of something. Learn how to use it in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
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A death knell is the ringing of a church bell to announce the death of a person. Historically, [where?] [when?] it was the second of three bells rung around death, the first being the passing bell to warn of impending death, and the last was the lych bell or corpse bell, which survives today as the funeral toll.
Death knell is a noun that means a warning of the end of something. Learn how to use it in a sentence, see synonyms and antonyms, and find out how to say it in different languages.
Death knell is a noun that means something that heralds death or destruction, or a bell rung to announce a death. Learn how to use it in sentences with examples from The Guardian and other sources.
Death knell is a noun that means an event that signals the end or destruction of something. Learn how to pronounce it, see pictures and usage notes, and find synonyms and related words.
