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n1) сполошний (набатний) дзвін2) (the tocsin) набат, сполох; сигнал тривоги* * *n1) дзвін набату2) ( the tocsin) набат; сигнал тривоги -
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The Legislative Assembly and the fall of the French monarchy — The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799, in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the one… … Wikipedia
tocsin — noun /ˈtɒksɪn/ a) An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, 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.… … Wiktionary
Tocsin — Toc sin, n. [F., fr. OF. toquier to touch, F. toquer (originally, a dialectic form of F. toucher) + seint (for sein) a bell, LL. signum, fr. L. signum a sign, signal. See {Touch}, and {Sign}.] An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tocsin — (n.) alarm bell, 1580s, from M.Fr. toquassen an alarm bell, the ringing of an alarm bell (late 14c.), from O.Prov. tocasenh, from tocar to strike (from V.L. *toccare strike a bell; see TOUCH (Cf. touch)) + senh bell, bell note, from L.L. signum… … Etymology dictionary
tocsin — The ringing of an alarm, or the alarm itself … Grandiloquent dictionary
Tocsin (disambiguation) — A tocsin is a form of alarm.The term may also refer to:* Tocsin (album), the second album of 1980s goth rock band Xmal Deutschland * Tocsin , the title of the final movement of Symphony No. 11 (Shostakovich) *Tocsin, Indiana, a small town in the… … Wikipedia
Tocsin (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Tocsin Type = album Artist = Xmal Deutschland Released = 1984 Recorded = Livingston Studios, London 1984 Genre = Gothic Length = 47:09 Label = 4AD Producer = Mick Glossop Reviews = Last album = Fetisch (1984) This album =… … Wikipedia
tocsin — UK [ˈtɒksɪn] / US [ˈtɑksɪn] noun [countable] Word forms tocsin : singular tocsin plural tocsins literary a warning signal made by the sound of a bell … English dictionary
tocsin / toxin — A tocsin is an alarm, or a bell or siren used as an alarm: Our town has a hurricane tocsin that is tested every day at noon. A toxin is a poison, requiring an antitoxin for survival: The toxin of mushroom made Rita Book cross eyed and left… … Confused words
tocsin / toxin — A tocsin is an alarm, or a bell or siren used as an alarm: Our town has a hurricane tocsin that is tested every day at noon. A toxin is a poison, requiring an antitoxin for survival: The toxin of mushroom made Rita Book cross eyed and left… … Confused words
Tocsin — A tocsin consists of a signal of alarm given by the ringing of a bell, and hence any warning or danger signal. The earliest form of the word in English appears as toclesaine , borrowed from the Old French touque sain (from toquer (to strike),… … Wikipedia