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[ˈtɒksɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an alarm bell or signal
(e.g: he used his resignation as a tocsin to warn of the danger of dictatorship)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 16th century: from Old French toquassen, from Provençal tocasenh, from tocar ‘to touch’ + senh ‘signal bell’
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