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alarum clock

alarum clock is the archaic form of alarm clock.

Meaning of alarm clock

Noun

alarm clock (plural alarm clocks)

  1. A clock designed to sound an alert at a preset time, primarily to wake someone from sleep.
    • "I should suggest an alarum clock," he said briskly. "I always use one myself for fear of oversleeping.[…]"1929, Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery

Forms of alarum clock

pluralalarum clocks

Questions about alarum clock

What is alarum clock the archaic form of?
Alarum clock is the archaic form of alarm clock.

Words near alarum clock in the dictionary

  1. ALARP
  2. alarplasties
  3. alarplasty
  4. alarsite
  5. alarum
  6. alarum clock
  7. alarum clocks
  8. alarumed
  9. alaruming
  10. alarums
  11. alarums and excursions

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