Front | tocsin \tahk-sun\ |
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Back | noun An alarm bell or a warning signal. [From Middle French toquassen, from Provençal tocasenh, from tocar (to touch) + senh (bell).] "In an unprecedented collaboration to sound the tocsin, Nature and Foreign Affairs have recently devoted special issues to the 'plausible scenario' of a pandemic that kills millions and wrecks the global economy." - Mike Davis; Avian Flu: A State of Unreadiness; The Nation (New York); Jul 18, 2005. |
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