Definition of "clarion" [clar•i•on]

• Loud and clear: a clarion call to resistance. (adjective)
• Music A medieval trumpet with a shrill clear tone. (noun)
• Music The sound of this instrument or a sound resembling it. (noun)

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• "In this regard, we need to recall the clarion call made by Pixley ka Seme at the founding of the ANC 80 years ago when he said that"
• "In this regard, we need to recall the clarion call made by Pixley ka Seme at the founding of the ANC 80 years ago when he said that "we must bury the demon of tribalism"."
• "[362-7] A clarion is a loud, clear-sounding trumpet."