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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vociferation \Vo*cif'er*a"tion\, noun [L. vociferatio: cf. F. vocif['e]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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
vociferation
noun: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: {cry}, {outcry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout}]
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