Clarion

Clarion

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Clarion may refer to:

In music

  • Clarion (instrument), a type of trumpet used in the Middle Ages
  • Clarion register of clarinets, ranging from B4 to C6

Places

Publishing

  • Clarion (journal), a literary arts journal
  • Clarion (newspaper), a defunct British newspaper
  • Commonwealth Lawyers Association publication containing articles and news on matters of Commonwealth law and statute
  • Clarion Writers Workshop, a science fiction and fantasy workshop based in San Diego, CA, USA
  • Clarion West Writers Workshop, a science fiction and fantasy workshop based in Seattle, WA, USA
  • Clarion South Writers Workshop, a science fiction and fantasy workshop based in Brisbane, Australia
  • The Clarion Ledger, the largest daily newspaper in the U.S. state of Mississippi

Computing

Other

See also

  • The FAMAS rifle was nicknamed clairon (the French word for "clarion") by French troops

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