tocsin in French
tocsin in French is tocsin — tocsin means a warning signal rung on a bell or bells, a term first linked especially to France.
tocsin in French
tocsin
An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally especially with reference to France.
What does "tocsin" mean?
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noun A warning signal rung on a bell or bells, a term first linked especially to France.
"As she entered the projection theatre the soundtrack reverberated across the sculpture garden, a melancholy tocsin modulated by Talbert’s less and less coherent commentary."
- noun A bell rung to warn people of danger.
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tocsin in a sentence
- As she entered the projection theatre the soundtrack reverberated across the sculpture garden, a melancholy tocsin modulated by Talbert’s less and less coherent commentary.
- Allen Ginsberg had sounded the tocsin for rescuing humanity from the deadening hand of modernity, which he saw in terms of capitalism, materialism, and monotony, each contributing to the crushing of the human spirit.
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What is "tocsin" in French?
"tocsin" in French is tocsin. tocsin means: A warning signal rung on a bell or bells, a term first linked especially to France.
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