clamor
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- clamour (UK English)
Etymology [edit]
Recorded in English since c. 1385, from Old French clamor (modern clameur), from Latin clāmor (“a shout, cry”), from clāmō (“cry out, complain”); the sense to silence may have a distinct (unknown) etymology.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
clamor (plural clamors)
- A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
- Any loud and continued noise.
- A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.
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Translations [edit]
great outcry or vociferation
loud and continued noise
continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction; popular outcry
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Verb [edit]
clamor (third-person singular simple present clamors, present participle clamoring, simple past and past participle clamored)
- (intransitive) To cry out and/or demand.
- Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
- (transitive) To demand by outcry.
- Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
- (intransitive) To become noisy insistently.
- After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored
- (transitive) To influence by outcry.
- His many supporters successfully clamor his election without a formal vote
- (obsolete) (transitive) To silence.
Synonyms [edit]
- (to cry out): din
Translations [edit]
to become noisy insistently
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Anagrams [edit]
Catalan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin clāmor (“a shout, cry”), from clāmō (“cry out, complain”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Standard) IPA: /kɫəˈmo/, X-SAMPA: /k5@"mo/
- (Valencian) IPA: /kɫaˈmoɾ/, X-SAMPA: /k5a"mo4/
- Rhymes: -o(ɾ)
Noun [edit]
clamor m, f (plural clamors)
Synonyms [edit]
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From clāmō (“complain, cry out”)
Noun [edit]
clāmor (genitive clāmōris); m, third declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clāmor | clāmōrēs |
| genitive | clāmōris | clāmōrum |
| dative | clāmōrī | clāmōribus |
| accusative | clāmōrem | clāmōrēs |
| ablative | clāmōre | clāmōribus |
| vocative | clāmor | clāmōrēs |
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Descendants [edit]
Old French [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Noun [edit]
clamor m (oblique plural clamors, nominative singular clamors, nominative plural clamor)
- clamor (continued shouting and uproar)
Descendants [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Noun [edit]
clamor m (plural clamores)
