alarums and excursions

alarums and excursions
a) All the sounds and activities of preparations for war
b) in general, any frantic activity.

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  • Alarums and Excursions — ( A E ), is an amateur press association started in June 1975 by Lee Gold (at the request of Bruce Pelz, who felt that discussion of Dungeons Dragons was taking up too much space in Apa L, the APA of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society) [… …   Wikipedia

  • alarums and excursions — noun plural 1. : marital sounds and the movement of soldiers across the stage used as a stage direction in Elizabethan drama 2. : clamor, excitement, and feverish or disordered activity the alarums and excursions of the uneasy Manchu empire New… …   Useful english dictionary

  • alarums and excursions — noun plural Date: 1592 1. martial sounds and the movement of soldiers across the stage used as a stage direction in Elizabethan drama 2. clamor, excitement, and feverish or disordered activity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • alarums and excursions — n. disorganized activity and uproar …   English contemporary dictionary

  • alarums and excursions — humorous confused activity and uproar. → alarum …   English new terms dictionary

  • alarums and excursions — alar′ums and excur′sions n. pl. noisy, frantic, or disorganized activities • Etymology: 1585–95 …   From formal English to slang

  • alarums and excursions — 1. (esp. in Elizabethan drama) military action, as representative fragments of a battle, sound effects of trumpets, or clash of arms: used as a stage direction. 2. any noisy, frantic, or disorganized activity. [1585 95] * * * …   Universalium

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  • Lee Gold — is a prominent member of California science fiction fandom and an influential writer and editor in the role playing game and filk music communities.Gold became prominent in the mid to late 1970s as the editor of Alarums and Excursions , a monthly …   Wikipedia

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