adjective
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noisy
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calling urgently
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of clamant
First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin clāmant- (stem of clāmāns, present participle of clāmāre “to shout”), equivalent to clām- ( see claim) + -ant- -ant
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Yells and loud whistles rose clamant in the air, and his own name was shouted to and fro.
From A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison
All we had was paid for in cash at the time, and there were so many clamant uses for cash.
From A Prisoner in Turkey by John Still
The room was clamant with the voices of the company.
From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Neil Munro
Soon spaces are clamant for decoration and the stone soars into the beauty of Gothic vaulting and tracery.
From The Story of Paris by Katherine Kimball
Equally clamant was the need of information and instruction.
From The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 by Archibald MacMechan
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