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English
Etymology
From Latin vōciferātiō; compare French vocifération.
Pronunciation
Noun
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vociferation (plural vociferations)
- The act of exclaiming; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book IV, chapter iii
- 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, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book IV, chapter iii
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