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vociferation

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vo⋅cif⋅er⋅a⋅tion

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