vociferation - 3 dictionary results
vo⋅cif⋅er⋅a⋅tion
[voh-sif-uh-rey-shuh
n]
–noun
| noisy outcry; clamor. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L vōciferātiōn- (s. of vōciferātiō), equiv. to vōciferāt(us) (see vociferate ) + -iōn- -ion
1350–1400; ME < L vōciferātiōn- (s. of vōciferātiō), equiv. to vōciferāt(us) (see vociferate ) + -iōn- -ion

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Vociferation
Vo*cif`er*a"tion\, n. [L. vociferatio: cf. F. vocif['e]ration.] The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice. Violent gesture and vociferation naturally shake the hearts of the ignorant. --Spectator. Plaintive strains succeeding the vociferations of emotion or of pain. --Byron.
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