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clarino — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clarinet noun A single-reed woodwind instrument with a smooth, rich tone that varies across its low, middle, and high registers.
  • clarion noun A medieval brass instrument with a narrow tube and a high, piercing sound, once used to signal in battle.

Senses

clarino is used for these senses in English:

  • clarinet (woodwind instrument) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
  • clarion (brass instrument, historical, or, poetic) A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound.
  • natural trumpet A valveless brass instrument that is able to play the notes of the harmonic series.

clarion — full definition

  1. noun A medieval brass instrument with a narrow tube and a high, piercing sound, once used to signal in battle.
  2. adj Loud, clear, and impossible to ignore — especially describing a message or call to action.

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