vociferation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vociferation
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin vōciferātiōn- (stem of vōciferātiō ), equivalent to vōciferāt ( us ) ( see vociferate) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Violent Gesture and Vociferation naturally shake the Hearts of the Ignorant, and fill them with a kind of Religious Horror.
From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph
Vociferation and calmness of character seldom meet in the same person.
From Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources by Clouston, William Alexander
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