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Definition of tocsin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tocsin

noun
 
/ˈtɒksɪn/
 
/ˈtɑːksɪn/
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  1. a warning bell or signal
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Old French toquassen, from Provençal tocasenh, from tocar ‘to touch’ + senh ‘signal bell’.
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