clarion (redirected from clarion calls)

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.

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[Middle English clarioun, a clarion, from Old French clarion, from Medieval Latin clri, clrin-, from Latin clrus, clear; see clear.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clarion - 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
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"

Translations

clarion [ˈklærɪən]

A. N → (toque m de) trompeta f

B. CPD clarion call N → llamada f fuerte y sonora

clarion

n (liter) → Fanfare f; a clarion call for reform → ein Ruf m → nach Reformen; a clarion call to action → ein Aufruf m → zum Handeln