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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An emergency alarm, such as a fire alarm, that is set off unnecessarily.
- noun A signal or warning that is groundless.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a warning that is given about something that fails to occur
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