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alarum

[ uh-lar-uhm, uh-lahr- ]

noun

, Archaic.
  1. an archaic variant of alarm.


alarum

/ -ˈlɛər-; -ˈlɑːr-; əˈlærəm /

noun

  1. archaic.
    an alarm, esp a call to arms
  2. (used as a stage direction, esp in Elizabethan drama) a loud disturbance or conflict (esp in the phrase alarums and excursions )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alarum1

C15: variant of alarm
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Example Sentences

But there are horses on the roads and I’ll warrant alarums.

With President Trump putting economic growth above climate alarums, green activists are turning to progressive states to press their regulatory agenda.

There will be alarums and excursions in the new politics.

From BBC

He heard no alarums, no voices, not so much as a footfall.

I started the demo about a quarter of the way through the game, where Corporal Winters, along with several other Marines, have recently survived a series of diverse alarums.

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