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Dec. 09, 2016
clarion\KLAR-ee-uh n\adjective
1. clear and shrill: the clarion call of a battle trumpet.
noun
1. an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
2. the sound of this instrument.
3. any similar sound.
QuotesAt the first clarion call of the old rooster behind the cabin,
her eyes opened wide and a happy thrill tingled her from head to foot
...
-- John Fox Jr., The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, 1908
Origin of clarionThe etymology of clarion is clear and simple.
Spellings of the equivalent term in Old French include clarain, clarin,
claron, clairon, clarine. The diminutive noun in French formed from
clarine is clarinette, meaning clarinet. Clarion entered English in
the late 1300s, clarinette in the late 1700s.More From
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