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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | sereine, from Latin siren, from Greek seiren; |
| Origin: | French sirène, from Old French sereine |
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T a piece of equipment that makes very loud warning sounds, used on police cars, fire engines etc : the wail of the ambulance sirens I heard police sirens in the distance.
Tthe wail of the ambulance sirensI heard police sirens in the distance.2 encouragement to do something that seems very good, especially when this could have bad results : siren voices calling for the sale of weapons to the region
siren voices/song/call
literarysiren voices calling for the sale of weapons to the region3 a woman who is very attractive but also dangerous to men - used especially in newspapers : a Hollywood siren
a Hollywood siren4 a group of women in ancient Greek stories, whose beautiful singing made sailors sail towards them into dangerous water
