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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Tocsin
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noun 1. An alarm bell or signal.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "We awoke every morning to a blaring tocsin from the neighbor's apartment."
Play Button "The record flooding was the tocsin the state needed to take coastal erosion more seriously."
Play Button "When you hear the tocsin, head to the pier for departure."
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Provençal, late 16th century
Why This Word?
"Tocsin" is an archaic word for an alarm or signal. It was originally a bell sounded to alert an entire city, but over time it became more of a metaphorical warning signal. For example: "We saw the declining population as a tocsin." ...
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