vociferation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act or sound of shouting loudly and vehemently; a clamorous outcry

   A burst of vociferation from the crowd drowned out the speaker's reply.

From Middle English vociferacion, through Middle French vociferation, from Latin vociferatio, "a loud cry." The Latin verb vociferari combines vox, "voice," with ferre, "to carry," giving the literal idea of carrying the voice forth.

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