clarion adj : loud and clear; "a clarion call" n : a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone

1 blow the clarion

2 proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion

see Clarion

English

Pronunciation

Noun

1. A medieval wind instrument related to the trumpet.

   The clarions call to action has been heard.

Adjective

clarion

1. Loud and clear.

   A clarion call to action has been heard.

A clarion is a type of trumpet used in the Middle Ages.

"Clarion" may also refer to a number of other things.

Places

• Clarion, Iowa
• Clarion, Pennsylvania
  • Clarion University of Pennsylvania
• Clarion Island, a Mexican island
• Clarion River, a Pennsylvanian river

Publishing

• Clarion (journal), a literary arts journal
• Clarion (newspaper), a defunct British newspaper
• The Clarion Workshop, a science fiction workshop

Computing

• CLARION, a cognitive architecture
• The Clarion programming language
• CLARiiON, an EMC disk array

Other

• Clarion (car audio), a car accessories manufacturer
• Clarion (heraldry), a type of bearing
• Clarion Hotels, a hotel brand

See also

• The FAMAS (rifle) was nicknamed clairon by French troops.

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