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clar⋅i⋅on

  [klar-ee-uhn]
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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   (klār'ē-ən)   
adj.  Loud and clear: a clarion call to resistance.
n.   Music

  1. A medieval trumpet with a shrill clear tone.

  2. 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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Word Origin & History

clarion 
c.1325, from O.Fr. clarion, from M.L. clarionem (nom. clario) "a trumpet," from L. clarus "clear."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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