vociferation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /voʊˌsɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /vəʊˌsɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (UK)
Etymology
From Latin vōciferātiō, from vōciferor (“shout”), from vōx (“voice”) + ferō (“carry”); compare French vocifération.
Meanings
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The act of exclaiming; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.
And as she apprehended the boy's life was in danger, she screamed ten times louder than before; and indeed Master Blifil himself now seconded her with all the vociferation in his power.
1749, Henry Fielding, chapter III, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book IV:Crack go the whips; but twenty Patriot arms have seized each of the eight bridles: there is rearing, rocking, vociferation; not the smallest headway.
1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| vociferations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
vociferate · vociferously · vociferous · vociferative
Translations (12)
pl krzyk (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) · la vōciferātiō (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) · ru крик (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) · fr vocifération (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) · bg крещене (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) · it urla (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) · es vociferación (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) · bg крясък (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) · fi huuto (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) · ro vociferare (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) · ru шум (act of exclaiming; violent outcry) · ca vociferació (act of exclaiming; violent outcry)