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vociferation

[ voh-sif-uh-rey-shuh n ]

/ voʊˌsɪf əˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

noisy outcry; clamor.

Origin of vociferation

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin vōciferātiōn- (stem of vōciferātiō), equivalent to vōciferāt(us) (see vociferate) + -iōn- -ion

Words nearby vociferation

vocative, voces, vociferance, vociferant, vociferate, vociferation, vociferous, vocoder, vocoid, vod, vodcasting

Example sentences from the Web for vociferation

At length some of us obtained a first view of the spada and his long sword, and testified our delight with vociferation.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXII. |Various
The gallery of enthusiasts still applauded with vociferation, with mystic faith, with sublime obstinacy.

The Lion's Share |E. Arnold Bennett
If vociferation is to carry the question of religion, the North, and probably the Scotch, have it.

Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments |Various
The women and children gathered on the tops of the lodges and heightened the confusion of the scene by their vociferation.

Astoria |Washington Irving

Chi-ike, to hail in a rough though friendly manner; to support by means of vociferation.

The Slang Dictionary |John Camden Hotten