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Vociferation

Vociferation Meaning & Definition
Vociferation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vociferation?

[n] a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vociferation: call | cry | outcry | shout | yell

Related Terms | Find terms related to Vociferation:

See Also | battle cry | bellow | bellowing | bird | blue murder | boo | Bronx cheer | catcall | clamor | clamoring | clamour | clamouring | halloo | hiss | holla | holler | hollering | hollo | holloa | hoot | hosanna | hue and cry | rallying cry | raspberry | razzing | roar | roaring | scream | screaming | screech | screeching | shouting | shriek | shrieking | snort | utterance | vocalization | war cry | war whoop | whoop | yelling | yodel | yowl

Vociferation In Webster's Dictionary

\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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