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☆ klaxon (klaks′ən)

noun

a kind of electric horn with a loud, shrill sound

Etymology: < Klaxon, former trademark, arbitrary coinage based on Gr klaxein, to shout, scream < IE base *kel- > clamor

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It was first used in 1910

Posted by anonymous 77 days ago.

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