larum

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See also: Larum and -larum

English

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Noun

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larum (plural larums)

  1. Obsolete form of alarum.

Derived terms

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Verb

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larum (third-person singular simple present larums, present participle laruming, simple past and past participle larumed)

  1. Obsolete form of alarum.

Anagrams

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Latin

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Noun

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larum

  1. accusative singular of larus

Old English

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Noun

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lārum

  1. dative plural of lār

Polish

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Etymology

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From Old Italian all'arme (to arms, to the weapons), from Latin arma, armōrum (weapons).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈla.rum/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arum
  • Syllabification: la‧rum

Noun

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larum n (indeclinable)

  1. (derogatory) uproar, especially misguided or dishonest
    Synonyms: wrzawa, wrzask, zamieszanie, zgiełk
  2. (archaic) alarum, call to arms
  3. (dated) alarm signal

Further reading

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  • larum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • larum in Polish dictionaries at PWN