Meaning of ALARUM
| Pronunciation: | | u'larum
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| | Definition: | | [n] an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
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| | Synonyms: | | alarm, alert, warning signal |
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| | See Also: | | alarm bell, burglar alarm, fire alarm, foghorn, fogsignal, horn, red flag, sign, signal, signaling, siren, tocsin | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*lar"um\ (?; 277), n. [OE. alarom, the same word as
alarm, n.]
See {Alarm}. [Now Poetic]
Note: The variant form alarum is now commonly restricted to
an alarm signal or the mechanism to sound an alarm (as
in an alarm clock.)
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