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vociferation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vociferation n : a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: {cry}, {outcry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout}]
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