Definition of "death-knell" [death-knell]

• Alternative spelling of death knell. (noun)

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• "And sign of the moment of the world’s end shall be thus: there shall sound from the place of the most high a great death-knell, which is called the Bell of Shivan-SarZ."
• "“Passing it piecemeal” is an absolute death-knell."
• "Yates, who was drafted in during one of its death-knell revamps, believes that the Sony nomination reflects a renewed interest in the pop chart, which has been boosted by the rise of legal download sales."