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vociferation

[voh-sif-uh-rey-shuhn] Origin

vo·cif·er·a·tion

[voh-sif-uh-rey-shuhn]
noun
noisy outcry; clamor.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin vōciferātiōn- (stem of vōciferātiō), equivalent to vōciferāt(us) (see vociferate) + -iōn- -ion
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Vociferation has a plethora of syllables.
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given to using long words.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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vociferate (vəʊˈsɪfəˌreɪt)
 
vb
to exclaim or cry out about (something) clamorously, vehemently, or insistently
 
[C17: from Latin vōciferārī to clamour, from vōx voice + ferre to bear]
 
vocifer'ation
 
n
 
vo'ciferator
 
n

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vociferation
c.1400, from L. vociferationem, noun of action from vociferari (see vociferous).
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