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a·la·rum
(ə-lär′əm, -lăr′-)n.
A warning or alarm, especially a call to arms.
[Middle English alarom, variant of alarm, alarm; see alarm.]
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alarum
(əˈlærəm; -ˈlɑːr-; -ˈlɛər-)n
1. archaic an alarm, esp a call to arms
2. (Theatre) (used as a stage direction, esp in Elizabethan drama) a loud disturbance or conflict (esp in the phrase alarums and excursions)
[C15: variant of alarm]
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a•lar•um
(əˈlær əm, əˈlɑr-)n. Archaic.
a call to arms; alarm.
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Noun | 1. | alarum - an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger torpedo - a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" air alert - the warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack burglar alarm - a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm; "they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away" fire alarm - a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out horn - a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning; red flag - a flag that serves as a warning signal; "we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up" siren - a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound alarm bell, tocsin - the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) |
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