'Vociferation' definitions:

Definition of 'vociferation'

(from WordNet)
noun
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, vociferation]

Definition of 'Vociferation'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Violent gesture and vociferation naturally shake the hearts of the ignorant. --Spectator. [1913 Webster]
  • Plaintive strains succeeding the vociferations of emotion or of pain. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

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