alarum
[ uh-lar-uhm, uh-lahr- ]
/ əˈlær əm, əˈlɑr- /
noun Archaic.
an archaic variant of alarm.
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Words nearby alarum
alarm clock, alarming, alarmist, alarm reaction, alar spine, alarum, alarums and excursions, alary, alas, al-Ashʿari, Alaska
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British Dictionary definitions for alarum
alarum
/ (əˈlærəm, -ˈlɑːr-, -ˈlɛər-) /
noun
archaic an alarm, esp a call to arms
(used as a stage direction, esp in Elizabethan drama) a loud disturbance or conflict (esp in the phrase alarums and excursions)
Word Origin for alarum
C15: variant of alarm
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