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English
Etymology
From Latin vōciferātiō, from vōciferor (“shout”), from vōx (“voice”) + ferō (“carry”); compare French vocifération.
Pronunciation
Noun
vociferation (plural vociferations)
- The act of exclaiming; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.
1749, Henry Fielding, chapter III, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A Millar, , →OCLC, book IV: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.
1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History , volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number):Crack go the whips; but twenty Patriot arms have seized each of the eight bridles: there is rearing, rocking, vociferation; not the smallest headway.
Quotations
Translations
act of exclaiming; violent outcry