clarín — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
clarín is used for these senses in English:
- bugle (brass instrument) A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series
- 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.
bugle — full definition
- noun A brass wind instrument without valves, used mainly for military calls, played by adjusting lip pressure to move between notes.
- verb To sound a call in the manner of a bugle, or to announce something loudly.
clarion — full definition
- noun A medieval brass instrument with a narrow tube and a high, piercing sound, once used to signal in battle.
- adj Loud, clear, and impossible to ignore — especially describing a message or call to action.