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BELFRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("belfry" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Holonyms ("belfry" is a part of...):
bell tower (a tower that supports or shelters a bell)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
Synonyms:
belfry; campanile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("belfry" is a kind of...):
bell tower (a tower that supports or shelters a bell)
Instance hyponyms:
Leaning Tower; Leaning Tower of Pisa (a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174)
