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clar·i·on / ˈklarēən/ • n. chiefly hist. a shrill, narrow-tubed war trumpet. ∎  an organ stop with a quality resembling that of such a trumpet.• adj. loud and clear: clarion trumpeters.PHRASES: clarion call a strongly expressed demand or request for action.

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clarion kind of trumpet. XIV. — medL. clāriō, -ōn-, f. L. clārus CLEAR; cf. OF. claron (mod. clairon).
Hence clarionet XVIII; partly alt. of clarinet — F. clarinette, f. clarine, sb. use of fem. of †clarin, f. clair CLEAR.

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clarion (Fr. claron). Medieval short tpt. (2′ or 3′ long), used particularly by armies because it was easier to carry than the longer buisine and its high-pitched notes (hence clarino) could be more easily heard.

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clarion. Org. stop like trumpet but of 4′ pitch.

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