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[ klar-ee-uhn ] / ˈklær i ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clarion ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveclear and shrill: the clarion call of a battle trumpet. nounan ancient trumpet with a curved shape. the sound of this instrument. any similar sound. Origin of clarion1275–1325; Middle English <Medieval Latin clāriōn- (stem of clāriō) trumpet, equivalent to clār-clear + -iōn--ion Words nearby clarionclarificant, clarify, Clarinda, clarinet, clarino, clarion, Clarissa, clarithromycin, Claritin, clarity, Clark Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clarionLet its latest much-praised British stage adaptation be a clarion call for a stint on Broadway. Bring ‘Another Country’ to Broadway: Why a Hit British Classic Needs Its New York Moment|Tom Teodorczuk|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST The National Front won its first-ever first-place finish nationally and sounded a clarion call across Europe. How Marine Le Pen and France’s Ultra-Right Won the Day|Tracy McNicoll|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST This is ground level reporting at its most important, at its most clarion. The Battle with PTSD After the Fighting Stops|Matt Gallagher|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST “We heard of the horns in the hills ringing”—that was how the poets of Rohan evoked the clarion call to action. Tolkien’s Unfinished Epic: ‘The Fall of Arthur’|John Garth|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Rhode also serves as a board member of the Islamophobic film production group, Clarion Fund. Islamophobe With Militarist Name Attacks Muslims For Militarist Names|Ali Gharib|April 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Seizing the instrument, he clapped it to his lips, and blew a clarion call. The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire|Herbert Carter For camp and trump and clarion some have zest,— The cruel wars the mothers so detest. Echoes from the Sabine Farm|Roswell Martin Field and Eugene Field I quite understand, only I must have this story sent to the Clarion by Tuesday. I'll Leave It To You|Noel Coward Merritt will be discredited in all the papers—unless the 'Clarion' backs him. The Clarion|Samuel Hopkins Adams The editor of the "San Francisco Clarion" tilted his chair far back and look quizzically at the young man sitting beside his desk. The Rest Hollow Mystery|Rebecca N. Porter
British Dictionary definitions for clarion
nouna four-foot reed stop of trumpet quality on an organ an obsolete, high-pitched, small-bore trumpet the sound of such an instrument or any similar sound adjective(prenominal) clear and ringing; inspiringa clarion call to action Word Origin for clarionC14: from Medieval Latin clāriō trumpet, from Latin clārus clear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to clarionsharp, inspiring, shrill, ringing, blaring, definite, loud, strident |