English Dictionary: vociferation | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vociferation \Vo*cif`er*a"tion\, n. [L. vociferatio: cf. F. vocif[82]ration.] The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice. Violent gesture and vociferation naturally shake the hearts of the ignorant. --Spectator. Plaintive strains succeeding the vociferations of emotion or of pain. --Byron. |