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out⋅cry
[n. out-krahy; v., out-krahy] 
noun, plural -cries, verb, -cried, -cry⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like. |
| 2. | a crying out. |
| 3. | loud clamor. |
| 4. | an auction. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to outdo in crying; cry louder than. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Outcry
Out"cry`\, n. 1. A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor. 2. Sale at public auction. --Massinger. Thackeray.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : outcry
Spanish:
protesta,
German:
der Aufschrei,
Japanese:
非難
outcry (n.)
1382, "act of crying aloud," from out + cry (q.v.). In metaphoric sense of "public protest," first attested 1911 in George Bernard Shaw.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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