alarum
noun
Archaic alarm (esp. sense )
See alarum in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ə-lärˈəm, -lărˈ-)
noun A warning or alarm, especially a call to arms: “This instrument called television can teach and illuminate, cautioned Edward R. Murrow, but only to the extent that its operators choose to use it᠁ An era later … Murrow's alarum remains as up to date as tonight's news” (Harry F. Waters).
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