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cla⋅mant
/
ˈkleɪ
mənt
,
ˈklæm
ənt
/
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[
kley
-m
uh
nt
,
klam
-
uh
nt
]
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–adjective
1.
clamorous; noisy.
2.
compelling or pressing; urgent:
a clamant need for reform.
Origin:
1630–40;
< L
clāmant-
(s. of
clāmāns,
prp. of
clāmāre
to shout), equiv. to
clām-
(
see
claim
) +
-ant-
-ant
Related forms:
cla⋅mant⋅ly,
adverb
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cla·mant
(klā'mənt, klām'ənt)
adj.
Clamorous; loud.
Demanding attention; pressing.
[Latin
clāmāns
, clāmant-
, present participle of
clāmāre
,
to cry out
; see
kelə-
2
in Indo-European roots.]
cla'mant·ly
adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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