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clarion

[ klar-ee-uhn ]

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.

clarion

/ ˈ°ì±ôæ°ùɪə²Ô /

noun

  1. a four-foot reed stop of trumpet quality on an organ
  2. an obsolete, high-pitched, small-bore trumpet
  3. the sound of such an instrument or any similar sound
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adjective

  1. prenominal clear and ringing; inspiring

    a clarion call to action

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verb

  1. to proclaim loudly
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of clarion1

1275–1325; Middle English < Medieval Latin ³¦±ôÄå°ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ³¦±ôÄå°ù¾±Å ) trumpet, equivalent to ³¦±ôÄå°ù- clear + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of clarion1

C14: from Medieval Latin ³¦±ôÄå°ù¾±Å trumpet, from Latin ³¦±ôÄå°ù³Ü²õ clear
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We need to loudly and proudly make the dignity of work, and the character it builds, the clarion call of our party.

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Kamala Harris has made that the clarion call of her campaign.

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"Any and every gesture toward restoring Groen’s status within the party sends a clarion message that the era of accountability is passed."

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He hopes the fishing lessons double as a clarion call to help clean up and maintain the river he grew up around.

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Company President Terry Woychowski, a former chief engineer on General Motors’ big pickup trucks, said the car is a “clarion call†for the U.S. auto industry, which is years behind China in designing low-cost EVs.

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