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Webster 1913 Edition

Clarion

Clar′i-on

,
Noun.
[OE.
clarioun
, OF.
clarion
, F.
clairon
, LL.
clario
,
claro
; so called from its clear tone, fr. L.
clarus
clear. See
Clear
.]
A kind of trumpet, whose note is clear and shrill.
He sounds his imperial
clarion
along the whole line of battle.
E. Everett.

Webster 1828 Edition

Clarion

CLARION

,
Noun.
A kind of trumpet, whose tube is narrower and its tone more acute and shrill than that of the common trumpet.

Definition 2024

Clarion

Clarion

See also: clarion

Translingual

Proper noun

Clarion

  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Jacques Clarion (1776-1844).

clarion

clarion

See also: Clarion

English

a sculptor's interpretation of the clarion

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

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Adjective

clarion ‎(comparative more clarion, superlative most clarion)

  1. Loud and clear.
    A clarion call to action has been heard.

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Etymology

Middle English, from Old French claron, from Medieval Latin clario ‎(“trumpet”), from Latin clarus ‎(“clear”).

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