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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| vo·cif·er·ate (vō-sĭf'ə-rāt') tr. & intr.v. vo·cif·er·at·ed, vo·cif·er·at·ing, vo·cif·er·ates To utter (something) or cry out loudly and vehemently, especially in protest. [Latin vōciferārī, vōciferāt-, from *vōcifer, carrying the voice : vōx, vōc-, voice; see voice + -fer; see -fer.] vo·cif'er·a'tion n., vo·cif'er·a'tor n. |
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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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