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alarum

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

noun

Archaic.
  1. an archaic variant of alarm.


alarum

/ -ˈlɛər-; -ˈlÉ‘Ër-; əˈlærÉ™m /

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 )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of alarum1

C15: variant of alarm
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But there are horses on the roads and I’ll warrant alarums.

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

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There will be alarums and excursions in the new politics.

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

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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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