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Clarion
01
a medieval brass instrument known for its clear, shrill, and piercing tone, often used in ceremonies or military signals
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
clarions
Examples
The musician played the clarion to announce the king's arrival.
to clarion
01
to announce or call out loudly and clearly, as if on a clarion a small, clear-sounding trumpet
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
clarion
3rd person singular
clarions
Present participle
clarioning
Past simple
clarioned
Past participle
clarioned
Examples
The herald clarioned the king's decree to the gathered crowd.
02
to sound a clarion
Examples
The herald clarioned the start of the tournament.
clarion
01
loud and clear in tone, message, or intent
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most clarion
Comparative
more clarion
gradable
Examples
She issued a clarion call for justice that stirred the crowd.
