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单词 clarion
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
clar•i•on  (klarē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. clear and shrill:the clarion call of a battle trumpet.

n. 
  1. Music and Dancean ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
  2. the sound of this instrument.
  3. any similar sound.
  • Medieval Latin clāriōn- (stem of clāriō) trumpet, equivalent. to clār- clear + -iōn- -ion
  • Middle English 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
clarion /ˈklærɪən/ n
  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
adj
  1. (prenominal) clear and ringing; inspiring: a clarion call to action
vb
  1. to proclaim loudly
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin clāriō trumpet, from Latin clārus clear
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