noun
Meaning 1
A danger signal or warning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
alarum
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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General-American: /əˈlɑ.ɹəm/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɑːɹəm
noun
Meaning 2
A call to arms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
An alarm clock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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verb
Meaning 4
To sound alarums, to sound an alarm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 5
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alarm, alert, warning signal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: signal, signaling, sign
Narrower terms: torpedo, air alert, burglar alarm, fire alarm, foghorn, fogsignal, horn, red flag, siren, tocsin, alarm bell
History
Etymology
From Middle English alarom, from Old Italian all'arme (“to arms, to the weapons”), from Latin arma, armorum (“weapons”).