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clamant
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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;
<
Latin
clāmant-
(stem of
clāmāns,
present participle of
clāmāre
to shout), equivalent to
clām-
(see
claim
) +
-ant-
-ant
Related forms
cla·mant·ly,
adverb
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clamant
(ˈkleɪmənt)
—
adj
1.
noisy
2.
calling urgently
[C17: from Latin
clāmāns,
from
clāmāre
to shout]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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