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Since prehistoric times bells have been used to herald significant events. Bells call the faithful to worship and toll the time. The… Kithara , kithara. Ancient Gr. str. instr. shaped like lyre but plucked by fingers. Shadbush , shadbush •bush, Hindu Kush, kurus, mush, push, whoosh, woosh •shadbush • ambush • spicebush •saltbush • kiddush • cush-cush •bell push BELLS , BELLS
A medieval legend held that the bell was "invented" in Nola, in the Campania, Italy, and that St. paulinus of nola was responsible for its adop… denarius , denarius •Bierce, fierce, Pearce, Peirce, pierce, tierce •Fabius, scabious •Eusebius •amphibious, Polybius •dubious • Thaddeus • compendious •radius… Liberty Bell , The Pennsylvania Assembly ordered a bell for the tower of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , in 1751. The bell, known as the Liberty B…
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