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clamor definition

clamor (klam′ər)

noun

  1. a loud outcry; uproar
  2. a vehement, continued expression of the general feeling or of public opinion; loud demand or complaint
  3. a loud, sustained noise

Etymology: ME clamour < OFr < L clamor < clamare, to cry out < IE *kelā- < base *kel-, to call, yell > L calare, clarus, Gr kalein, to call, name, OE hlowan, to low

intransitive verb

to make a clamor; cry out, demand, or complain noisily

transitive verb

to express with, or bring about by, clamor
Brit.clamour clam′·our

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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