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Definition of "alarums and excursions" []

  • Loud, frantic, or excited activity; clamor. (noun-plural)
  • The sounds of war or warlike activity. Used as a stage direction for moving of soldiers across stage, as in Shakespeare's plays. (noun-plural)

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