{"id":1313,"date":"2022-03-17T11:38:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T10:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aeiperego.it\/definizione-storia-ed-etimologia-della-campana\/"},"modified":"2022-06-18T05:58:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T03:58:49","slug":"definizione-storia-ed-etimologia-della-campana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aeiperego.it\/en\/definizione-storia-ed-etimologia-della-campana\/","title":{"rendered":"Definition, history and etymology of the bell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#efefef&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4%||4%||true|false&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; 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