alarum

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From Middle English alarom, from Old Italian all'arme (“to arms, to the weapons”), from Latin arma, armorum (“weapons”).

6 Blow again trumpeter--conjure war’s alarums. — Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman
Alarum still, and Chambers shot off. — Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois, George Chapman
Hear the loud alarum bells— Brazen bells! — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

alarm, alert, warning signal

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