clarion
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clar·i·on
(klăr′ē-ən)adj.
Loud and clear: a clarion call to resistance.
n. Music
1. A medieval trumpet with a shrill clear tone.
2. The sound of this instrument or a sound resembling it.
[Middle English clarioun, a clarion, from Old French clarion, from Medieval Latin clāriō, clāriōn-, from Latin clārus, clear; see clear.]
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clarion
(ˈklærɪən)n
1. (Instruments) a four-foot reed stop of trumpet quality on an organ
2. (Instruments) an obsolete high-pitched small-bore trumpet
3. the sound of such an instrument or any similar sound
adj
(prenominal) clear and ringing; inspiring: a clarion call to action.
vb
to proclaim loudly
[C14: from Medieval Latin clāriō trumpet, from Latin clārus clear]
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clar•i•on
(ˈklær i ən)adj.
1. clear and shrill: the trumpet's clarion call.
n. 2. an ancient trumpet.
3. the sound of this instrument.
4. any similar sound.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Old French) < Medieval Latin clāriō trumpet = Latin clār(us) clear + -iō -ion]
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clarion
Past participle: clarioned
Gerund: clarioning
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Noun | 1. | ![]() brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece |
Verb | 1. | clarion - blow the clarion music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" music - (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" |
2. | clarion - proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion promulgate, exclaim, proclaim - state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" | |
Adj. | 1. | clarion - loud and clear; "a clarion call" loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" |
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