clarion

(klăr'ē-ən)
adj.
Loud and clear: a clarion call to resistance.

n. Music

1. A medieval trumpet with a shrill clear tone.
2. The sound of this instrument or a sound resembling it.

[Middle English clarioun, a clarion, from Old French clarion, from Medieval Latin clāriō, clāriōn-, from Latin clārus, clear. See clear.]

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A family of application development systems for Windows from SoftVelocity, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL (www.softvelocity.com). Clarion provides a comprehensive set of tools for development, including a screen builder, 4GL and application generator. It includes a compiler that is known for generating fast executables. It also includes a data dictionary and drivers for popular databases. Clarion was originally developed by Clarion Software Corporation, later to become TopSpeed Corporation. In 2000, the Clarion product line was acquired by SoftVelocity.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - trompet
adj. - trompet-, høj, klar

Nederlands (Dutch)
klaroen, geschal, 4-voets orgelregister

Français (French)
n. - clairon
adj. - de clairon, claironnant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Clairon, heller Trompetenton
adj. - hell erklingend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μεσαιωνική) σάλπιγγα, (μτφ.) (προσκλητήριο) σάλπισμα
attrib. - διαυγέστατος, ξεκάθαρος

Italiano (Italian)
tromba

Português (Portuguese)
n. - clarim (m)

Русский (Russian)
призыв, звук рога

Español (Spanish)
n. - clarín, corneta
adj. - relacionado o perteneciente a un clarín o corneta, claro, sonoro, penetrante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klarin (trumpet), trumpetstöt
attr. - klar och högljudd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
尖音号角, 清澈响亮的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尖音號角
adj. - 清澈響亮的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 예전에 전쟁 때 쓰인 나팔, 낭랑히 울리는 그 소리
adj. - 밝게 울려 퍼지는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - クラリオン
adj. - 高々と鳴り渡る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نفير, بوق (صفه) (صوت) عالي و صافي و حاد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קול רם וצלול, בעבר: חצוצרה צבאית צרה‬
adj. - ‮רם וצלול (קול)‬

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