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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesappel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-pel
"Ce discours est un véritable appel à l'action."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rousing or inspiring call to action, often used in a figurative sense to urge people forward.
"Her speech was a clarion for environmental reform and corporate accountability."
- 1
Clear and shrill in sound, or strikingly clear in its message and intent.
"The committee issued a clarion warning about the dangers of ignoring scientific data."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'clarioun', originating from Old French 'claron', based on the Medieval Latin 'clarion-', meaning clear and bright. Originally referring to a medieval trumpet with a shrill, clear tone, the term evolved metaphorically to describe any loud and clear call to action or impassioned statement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clarion" is said worldwide
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appel
Transliteration: ah-pel
"Ce discours est un véritable appel à l'action."
Weckruf
Transliteration: vek-roof
"Die Rede war ein Weckruf für die gesamte Gesellschaft."
squillo
Transliteration: skwil-lo
"Le sue parole furono uno squillo di tromba per il cambiamento."
llamamiento
Transliteration: ya-ma-myen-to
"El discurso sirvió como un claro llamamiento a la unidad."
apelo
Transliteration: ah-pe-lu
"O manifesto foi um apelo urgente à justiça social."
आह्वान
Transliteration: aahvaan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उनका भाषण बदलाव के लिए एक सशक्त आह्वान था।"
号角
Transliteration: hàojiǎo
Script: 中文汉字
"这场演讲吹响了改革的号角。"
나팔소리
Transliteration: napalsori
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 연설은 변화를 촉구하는 강력한 외침이었다."
警鐘
Transliteration: keishou
Script: 日本語
"その声明は社会に対する強い警鐘となった。"
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