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/voh sif'euh ray"sheuhn/, n.noisy outcry; clamor.[1350-1400; ME < L vociferation- (s. of vociferatio), equiv. to vociferat(us) (see VOCIFERATE) + -ion- -ION]
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vocifération — [ vɔsiferasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1120, repris 1792; lat. vociferatio ♦ Parole bruyante, prononcée dans la colère. Vociférations d émeute. Pousser des vociférations. ⇒ cri, hurlement. « La foule s empressait [...] avec des vociférations, des hurlements »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Vociferation — Vo*cif er*a tion, n. [L. vociferatio: cf. F. vocif[ e]ration.] The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice. [1913 Webster] Violent gesture and vociferation naturally shake the hearts of the ignorant. Spectator. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vociferation — (v. lat.), Schreien, Lärmen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
vociferation — index noise, outcry, pandemonium Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vociferation — (n.) c.1400, from L. vociferationem, noun of action from vociferari (see VOCIFEROUS (Cf. vociferous)) … Etymology dictionary
vociferation — see under vociferate at ROAR vb … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vociferation — noun /vəʊˌsɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən,voʊˌsɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ The act of exclaiming; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice. And as she apprehended the boys life was in danger, she screamed ten times louder than before; and indeed Master Blifil himself now … Wiktionary
vociferation — noun see vociferate … New Collegiate Dictionary
VOCIFÉRATION — n. f. Parole accompagnée de clameurs; il s’emploie surtout au pluriel. Les vociférations de l’assemblée ne l’intimidèrent point … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
vociferation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Offensively loud and insistent utterances, especially of disapproval: clamor, hullabaloo, outcry, rumpus, uproar. Idiom: hue and cry. See LIKE, SOUNDS … English dictionary for students
