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a·la·rums and excursions  audio  (-lärmz, -lr-) KEY  

pl.n.
  1. Loud, frantic, or excited activity; clamor.
  2. The sounds of war or warlike activity. Used as a stage direction for moving of soldiers across stage, as in Shakespeare's plays.
ETYMOLOGY:
Early Modern English, sudden attacks and sallies


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