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Answer : KNELL
knell – n
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
A death knell is the ringing of a church bell immediately after a death to announce it. Historically it was the second of three bells rung around death, the first being the passing bell to warn of impending death, and the last was the lych bell or corpse bell, which survives today as the funeral toll.
ETYMOLOGY
Old English cnyll “sound made by a bell when struck or rung slowly,” from knell (v.). Compare Dutch knal, German knall, Danish knald, Swedish knall. The Welsh cnull “death-bell” appears to be a borrowing from English. For vowel evolution, see bury. For pronunciation, see kn-.
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