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knellDefinitions
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| knell | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. |  |
| 2. v. To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell. | |
| 3. v. To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell. | |
| 4. n. The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death). | |
| 5. n. (figuratively) A sign of the end or demise of something or someone. | |
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