clarion

See also: Clarion

English

a sculptor's interpretation of the clarion

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French claron, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin clario (“trumpet”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin clarus (“clear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæɹiən/

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Noun

clarion (plural clarions)

1. (music) A medieval brass instrument, related to the trumpet, or its sound.

   The clarion's call to action has been heard.

2. (heraldry) A different type of musical instrument resembling an organ.

Synonyms

• (musical instrument): claro

Derived terms

• clarion call

Translations

medieval brass instrument

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: klaroen (nl) f or n
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: pasuuna (fi) (straight), klarino (S-shaped)
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• French: clairon (fr)
• German: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: harsona (hu)
• Italian: chiarina (it) f

See also

• Clarion (instrument) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

clarion (third-person singular simple present clarions, present participle clarioning, simple past and past participle clarioned)

1. To sound a clarion (trumpet-like instrument).

Anagrams

• Locrian, acrinol, alicorn, carolin, clairon, clarino