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clar·i·on

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–adjective

1.	clear and shrill: the clarion call of a battle trumpet.

–noun

2.	an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.

3.	the sound of this instrument.

4.	any similar sound.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME < ML clāriōn- (s. of clāriō) trumpet, equiv. to clār- clear + -iōn- -ion

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clar·i·on Audio Help   (klār'ē-ən) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Loud and clear: a clarion call to resistance.

n.   Music

A medieval trumpet with a shrill clear tone.
The sound of this instrument or a sound resembling it.

[Middle English clarioun, a clarion, from Old French clarion, from Medieval Latin clāriō, clāriōn-, from Latin clārus, clear; see clear.]

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clarion

c.1325, from O.Fr. clarion, from M.L. clarionem (nom. clario) "a trumpet," from L. clarus "clear."

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clarion
adjective
1.	loud and clear; "a clarion call"
noun
1.	a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
verb
1.	blow the clarion
2.	proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion

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Clarion language
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Clarion County, PA (county, FIPS 31) Location: 41.19109 N, 79.42345 W
Population (1990): 41699 (18022 housing units)
Area: 1560.4 sq km (land), 16.9 sq km (water)

Clarion, IA (city, FIPS 13620) Location: 42.73205 N, 93.73213 W
Population (1990): 2703 (1264 housing units)
Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50525

Clarion, PA (borough, FIPS 13800) Location: 41.21015 N, 79.38045 W
Population (1990): 6457 (1917 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 16214

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Clarion

Clar"i*net`\, n. [F. clarinette, dim. of clarine, from L. clarus. See Clear, and cf. Clarion.] (Mus.) A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading instrument in a military band.

Note: [Often improperly called clarionet.]

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Clarion

Clar"i*on\, n. [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.

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Clarion

Clar`i*o*net"\, n. [See Clarion, Clarinet.] (Mus.) See Clarinet.

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Clarion

Clar"y\, v. i. [Cf. Clarion.] To make a loud or shrill noise. [Obs.] --Golding.

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