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tocsin
- /ˈtɒksɪn/ UK
- /ˈtɑksɪn/ US
Sounds like toxin · Rhymes with -ɒksɪn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French toquesain (modern tocsin), from Old Occitan tocasenh, from tocar (“strike, touch”) + senh (“bell”).
noun tocsins
- An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally especially with reference to France. At half-past one, on the sounding of the tocsin (or bell of the public-house) about fifteen persons were collected, when the Rev. J. Bromley was called to the chair.
- A bell used to sound an alarm.
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noun an alarm or other signal sounded by a bell
| Español | rebato |
|---|---|
| Français | tocsin |
| Deutsch | Alarmsignal, Glockenalarm |
| Italiano | segnale d'allarme |
| Română | semnal de alarmă |
| Русский | наба́т nabát |
noun bell
| Deutsch | Alarmglocke |
|---|---|
| Italiano | campana d'allarme |
| Română | clopot de alarmă |
| Русский | наба́т nabát |
Talk about this word "tocsin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tocsin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tocsin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tocsin "tocsin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tocsin.Cite this
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title = {tocsin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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