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siren noun [ ˈsʌɪr(ə)n ]

• a device that makes a loud prolonged signal or warning sound.
• "ambulance sirens"
Similar: alarm, alarm bell, warning bell, danger signal, whistle, horn, hooter, tocsin,
• each of a number of women or winged creatures whose singing lured unwary sailors on to rocks.
• an eel-like American amphibian with tiny forelimbs, no hindlimbs, small eyes, and external gills, typically living in muddy pools.
Origin: Middle English (denoting an imaginary type of snake): from Old French sirene, from late Latin Sirena, feminine of Latin Siren, from Greek Seirēn .

siren song

• used in reference to the appeal of something that is alluring but also potentially harmful or dangerous.
• "a mountaineer who hears the siren song of K2"

siren song

• used in reference to the appeal of something that is alluring but also potentially harmful or dangerous.
"a mountaineer who hears the siren song of K2"



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