alarum

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This time the alarum was his salvation.

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  1. 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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  1. Middle English alarom, variant of alarm, alarm; see alarm.

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  1. A form of alarm, due to a strong rolling of the r: see alarm, n.
 

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/əˈlærəm/
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