Definition of "chime" []

• An apparatus for striking a bell or set of bells to produce a musical sound. (noun)
• Music A set of tuned bells used as an orchestral instrument. Often used in the plural. (noun)
• A single bell, as in the mechanism of a clock. (noun)
• The sound produced by or as if by a bell or bells. (noun)
• Agreement; accord: a flawless chime of romance and reality. (noun)

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• "I think "chime" is a series of repeated notes (as in "Westminster chime") so I think it would be quite apt in this case."
• "Without any doubt, this project is a truly process of selecting appealing objects and integrating them in chime with the surrounding environment."
• "I guess no matter what happens, your heart will always beat a certain chime when someone who knew the tune plays the right chords."