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clarion

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clar·i·on  (klr-n)
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 clri, clrin-, from Latin clrus, clear; see clear.]

clarion [ˈklærɪən]
n
1. (Music / Instruments) a four-foot reed stop of trumpet quality on an organ
2. (Music / 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
[from Medieval Latin clāriō trumpet, from Latin clārus clear]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.clarionclarion - a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
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
Verb1.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"
Translations
clarion [ˈklærɪən]
A. N(toque m de) trompeta f
B. CPD clarion call Nllamada f fuerte y sonora
clarion
n (liter)Fanfare f; a clarion call for reformein Ruf mnach Reformen; a clarion call to actionein Aufruf mzum Handeln


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It may have been the apprehensiveness of love, the wish to meet his need for her sympathy, and the desire to see the Game face to face for wisdom's sake,--and it may have been the clarion call of adventure ringing through the narrow confines of uneventful existence; for a great daring thrilled through her, and she said, just as simply, "I will.
For the five hundredth time a patient stood forward to have his repulsivenesses stroked; again those words were being droned out: "they shall lay their hands on the sick" -- when outside there rang clear as a clarion a note that enchanted my soul and tumbled thirteen worthless centuries about my ears: "Camelot WEEKLY HOSANNAH AND LITERARY VOLCANO
Arms and the clarion for the battle, but the song of thanksgiving to the victory
 
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